ukulele
noun/ˌjuːkəˈleɪli/
/ˌjuːkəˈleɪli/
(also informal uke
/juːk/
/juːk/
)- a musical instrument with four strings, like a small guitar Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Hawaiian, literally ‘jumping flea’.
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