ukulele

/ˌjuːkəˈleɪli/

nounu · ku · le · le

Think: "YOU can PLAY-lee" — YOU (u) + ku + PLAY (lay) + lee (le).

Yes, it's ukulele. Remember it has two “le” syllables at the end: u-ku-le-le.

Definition

  1. nounA small, guitar-like musical instrument with four strings, originally from Hawaii.

Examples

  • She learned three chords on her ukulele in one afternoon.
  • The musician brought a ukulele to the campfire sing-along.
  • His ukulele sounded bright and cheerful in the quiet room.

Synonyms

Hawaiian guitarukefour-string guitarplucked instrument

Translations

ES ukelelePT ukuleleFR ukulélé

Common misspellings

ukulaleukeleleukuleleeeukaleliukuliliukuleliukulelleukulelé

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