Definition of ukulele Ukulele

/juˌkʌlejˈli/ - [yukuleylee] - u•ku•le•le

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What does ukulele mean?

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ukulele - a small guitar having four strings
		uke
		guitar a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking

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The ukulele (), also called the uke for short, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it part of the guitar family of instruments, usually with four strings or four courses of strings. The strings are usually tuned G,C,E,A or A,D,F#,B.

The ukulele was born in the 19th Century in Hawaii, where people got the idea from small guitar-like instruments brought to the island by Portuguese sailors.

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ukulele in sign language