ukulele

noun (a ukulele, ukuleles); also spelled ukelele

«ukulele» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A ukulele is a small guitar-like instrument with four strings, first made popular in Hawaii. tree →

In the lessons

In music lessons the ukulele is a favourite first instrument in schools because it is small, cheap and easy to learn chords on. Phrases: play the ukulele, strum a ukulele, ukulele chords.

Examples

Our whole class is learning the ukulele. tree →
She strummed a happy song on her ukulele. tree →
A ukulele has four nylon strings. tree →
The ukulele came to Hawaii from a Portuguese instrument in the 1800s. tree →
Tune your ukulele before you play. tree →
I can play three chords on the ukulele. tree →

Note

Countable: a ukulele (with "a", because it starts with a "you" sound). Said you-ka-LAY-lee; in Hawaiian, oo-koo-LEH-leh. Informal short form: uke.

On Mova

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