ukulele

u-ku-le-le · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A small four-stringed guitar-like instrument of Hawaiian origin.

  2. 2.

    Any similar small stringed instrument used in folk and popular music.

Forms

plural: ukuleles

Related words

See also: banjo, guitar
Synonyms: uke

Etymology

From Hawaiian ukulele, literally "jumping flea," from uku "flea" + lele "to jump," possibly referring to the movement of fingers on the strings.