ukulele
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ukulele
- /juː.kəˈleɪ.li/ UK, US
- /ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ/
Rhymes with -eɪli
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).
noun ukuleles · eukaleli · ukelele · ukalele · ʻukulele
- A small four-stringed guitar.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: uke, ukelele, guitalele, hawaiian guitar, ukelin, guitarlele, banjolele, banjulele, banjo ukelele, banjo uke, banjouke, banjo ukulele, koauau, orutu, banjuke, kalimba
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noun small four-stringed guitar
| Español | ukelele, guitarra hawaiana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우쿨렐레 ukullelle |
| 日本語 | ウクレレ ukurere |
| 中文 | 烏克麗麗 /乌克丽丽 wūkèlìlì, 夏威夷吉他 Xiàwēiyí jítā, 尤克里里 yóukèlǐlǐ, 尤克里里琴 yóukèlǐlǐqín, 夏威夷四弦琴 Xiàwēiyí sìxiánqín |
| Kiswahili | ukulele |
| Português | uquelele, uculele, ukelele, ukulele |
| Français | ukulélé |
| Deutsch | Ukulele |
| Italiano | ukulele |
| Русский | укуле́ле ukuléle, гава́йская гита́ра gavájskaja gitára |
| العربية | أُكْلَال ʔuklāl |
| עברית | יוּקוּלֶלֶה yukulele, אוּקוּלֵלֵה ukulele, יוּקולֶיְלִי yukuleyli |
Talk about this word "ukulele." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ukulele. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ukulele. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ukulele "ukulele." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ukulele.Cite this
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title = {ukulele},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ukulele},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
