ukulele
/ˌjuːkəˈleɪli
/(also ukelele)
noun
A small four-stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin.A great friend of mine bought his granny a ukulele: a four-stringed guitar....
- John also plays a mean harmonica, guitar, ukulele, tambourine, cymbals, as well as all the bells and whistles.
- Contemporary Hawaiian music is characterized by slack key guitar, ukulele, and themes particular to Hawaii such as Hawaiian sovereignty and native Hawaiian values.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Hawaiian, literally 'jumping flea'.
Rhymes
- assimilative
- assimilativeness
- assimilator
- assimilatory
- Assiniboin
- Assiniboine
- Assiniboine River
- Assisi
- assist
- assistance
- assistant
- assistant curate
- assistant professor
- assistant referee
- assistantship
- assisted area
- assisted dying
- assisted immigrant
- assisted living
- assisted place
- assisted suicide
- assister
- assistive
- assize
- ass-kicking