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Word: Ukulele
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Hawaiian, literally ‘jumping flea’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌjuːkəˈleɪli
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small four-stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin.
Short Definition:small four-stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin
Variant Forms:
- ukelele
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