Ukulele

Word UKULELE
Character 7
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /juː.kə.ˈleɪ.li/

Definitions and meanings of "Ukulele"

What do we mean by ukulele?

A small four-stringed guitar popularized in Hawaii. noun

A small four-stringed guitar. noun

A small guitar having four strings noun

A small four-stringed guitar.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Ukulele

The word "ukulele" in example sentences

The ukulele, which was based on the four-stringed braginho or cavaquinhos from Portugal is an example of an earlier small-sized European guitar being introduced to a different society; the word ukulele is Hawaiian for "flea". ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Hawaiians gave the instrument the name ukulele, which translates to ‘jumping flea.’ ❋ Jennifer Chiaverini (2010)

The ukulele is a cultural icon that is seen virtually everywhere here. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One of the interesting things about practicing ukulele is that since I like to sing as well, finding songs to practice is a balance between what has manageable chords, and what has a melody I already know (hopefully it fits my vocal range as well). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The ukulele is not an instrument you normally associate with the blues; nor is the blues section where you'd expect to find a Cyndi Lauper CD. ❋ Alfred Hickling (2010)

Here in Hawaii the ukulele is still a large part of our culture. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Godfrey learned to play the ukulele from a Hawaiian shipmate while he was in the Navy, and when he went on television to promote the new plastic ukuleles, more than 9 million ukuleles were sold, in the second great-wave of ukulele popularity. ❋ BY MICHELLE BRODER VAN DYKE (2010)

Mr. Shimabukuro calls the ukulele "the underdog of instruments," and for much of its life it has been. ❋ Nancy DeWolf Smith (2011)

"Schools have had budget cuts and they're looking to cut costs, the ukulele is a perfect instrument for that." ❋ Unknown (2010)

The ukulele is a great leveller; I'd love to see George Osborne and his team at the Treasury giving it some welly to Teenage Kicks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As Ms. Palmer sees it, the ukulele is the zeitgeist instrument for the D.I.Y. age. ❋ By BEN SISARIO (2011)

"I'm constantly turning people down, because I can't give as many lessons as I'd like to give because I'm still in school," said Mr. Dahlberg, whose nickname is the literal translation of ukulele, a Hawaiian word. ❋ By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS (2012)

In a survey of 180 music shops, 42 per cent said the ukulele was the instrument which had grown most in popularity over the past year. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Ronnie Dungan, spokesman for MIRC, said: The ukulele is a bit of phenomenon. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Enter the ukulele, which is about as bare bones an instrument as you can get. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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