English Explanatory Dictionary

ukulele

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small four-stringed guitar.

Pronunciation

/juː.kəˈleɪ.li/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ukulele.wav /ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ/

Word forms

ukulele ukuleles eukaleli ukelele ukalele ʻukulele

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).

Derived words

banjolele banjo ukulele guitalele uke ukelin ukulelelike ukulelist
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