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ukulele

uku·lele

UK/juː.kəˈleɪ.li/ US/ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a small guitar having four strings

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Origin

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

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