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ukuleles

Main Entry:: uku·le·le
Variant(s):: also uke·le·le \ˌyü-kə-ˈlā-lē, ˌü-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Hawaiian ʽukulele, from ʽuku flea + lele jumping
Date:: 1896

: a small guitar of Portuguese origin popularized in Hawaii in the 1880s and strung typically with four strings

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