noun
ukulele
yoo-kuh-LAY-lee
noun
1
A small four-stringed guitar-like instrument, closely associated with Hawaiian music.
"He strummed a cheerful tune on his ukulele at the beach party."
"Beginners often find the ukulele easier to learn than a full-size guitar."
How to Use Ukulele
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small, four-stringed Hawaiian guitar.
Common pairings
play the ukulele
ukulele chords
strum a ukulele
Word Forms
ukuleles plural
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Etymology
From Hawaiian "ukulele", literally "jumping flea" — combining "uku" ("flea") and "lele" ("to jump"), supposedly describing how fast a player's fingers move.