ukulele
uku·le·le
noun \ˌyü-kə-ˈlā-lē, ˌü-\Definition of UKULELE
: a small guitar of Portuguese origin popularized in Hawaii in the 1880s and strung typically with four strings
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uku·le·le also uke·le·le \ˌyü-kə-ˈlā-lē, ˌü-\
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Origin of UKULELE
Hawaiian ʽukulele, from ʽuku flea + lele jumping
First Known Use: 1896
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