Meaning

1 senses

  1. A small four-stringed guitar.

    Ukulele

    укуле́леukuléle, гава́йская гита́раgavájskaja gitára

    укуле́леukuléle

    a small guitar having four strings

Examples

54 sentences

  1. Why did you bring your ukulele?

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  2. Tom encouraged Mary to take ukulele lessons.

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  3. I haven't played the ukulele in years.

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  4. The boy carrying a ukulele was barefoot.

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  5. Tom sat on the grass, playing ukulele.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
small four-stringed guitar:
Русский
By meaning 1
small four-stringed guitar:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
small four-stringed guitar:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: ukuleles

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a small guitar having four strings:uke

Word family

7 related words
Derivedbanjolelebanjo ukuleleguitaleleukeukelinukulelelikeukulelist

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
uglyA1UkrainianA2ulcerulteriorultimateB2

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