u·ku·le·le or u·ke·le·le (y  k -l  l , k-)n. A small four-stringed guitar popularized in Hawaii. [Hawaiian 'ukulele : 'uku, flea + lele, jumping.] Regional Note: The word ukulele is one of a small stock of Polynesian borrowings into American English. Other Hawaiian words now common in American English are aloha (a greeting or farewell) and luau (an outdoor picnic usually featuring a whole barbecued pig). Haole, a word common in Hawaii itself but not well known on the American mainland, is the Hawaiian word for a white person. |
ukulele, ukelele [ˌjuːkəˈleɪlɪ]
n
(Music / Instruments) a small four-stringed guitar, esp of Hawaii
[from Hawaiian, literally: jumping flea, from `uku flea + lele jumping]
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