Definition of ukulele in English:

ukulele

(also ukelele)

noun ˌjuːkəˈleɪliˌjukəˈleɪli

A small four-stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin.
尤克里里琴（一种源自夏威夷的小型四弦吉他）
Example sentencesExamples
- Contemporary Hawaiian music is characterized by slack key guitar, ukulele, and themes particular to Hawaii such as Hawaiian sovereignty and native Hawaiian values.
- The ukulele, the Hawaiian gift that enlivened vaudeville halls across North America and Europe in the early 20th century, has two exemplars in a glass case, next to a paragraph of dry information.
- This Web site replicates a complete manual for self-instruction on both the ukulele and its cousin the banjo ukulele, circa 1914.
- A great friend of mine bought his granny a ukulele: a four-stringed guitar.
- The homespun girl trio weaves melodies in and out on guitar, mandolin, harmonica, ukulele and banjo as vocals float across each note.
- They've grown up and want us to realise it; this album is more low key and features an impressive array of instruments including a ukulele, zithers, brass and strings.
- Thus the guitar-banjo has six strings tuned like a guitar; the banjulele or ukulele-banjo is tuned like the ukulele; the mandolin-banjo is tuned like a mandolin, and so on.
- Armed only with a piano, ukulele and bass guitar, this down-to-earth and charming performer looks set to create an intimate and highly charged atmosphere on her solo tour.
- While trying to incorporate such a wide range of influences could result in an utter mess, trying to incorporate these influences into, say, a three-minute pop song with a ukulele yields much more contained, interesting results.
- But in his obscurity he's free to make sparse use of gentle wurring noises and allow intermittent glitches to engulf the beauty of his ukulele and string-laden folk songs.
- A thousand attics and flea markets must have been raided to yield the album's menagerie of castaway ukuleles, autoharps, Marxophones, Aqualins and peck horns.
- In fact, Harrison's love for Hawaii, where he had a house for many years, shows through in the rhythmic ukulele strums that form many of the songs' foundations.
- Featuring Simpson's virtuosity on guitar, banjo and ukulele, this collection of songs and tunes, mainly recorded in New Orleans, is a homage to the American South.
- On the instrument respect scale, Casio keyboards have got to be pretty darn close to the bottom - somewhere around guitars with built-in amplifiers and ukuleles.
- John also plays a mean harmonica, guitar, ukulele, tambourine, cymbals, as well as all the bells and whistles.
- Designed to sound as though a real riot was going on while it was being recorded, this 1967 cover of the Elvis classic is so thrillingly unhinged, you won't even notice the ukulele and accordion.
- The extraordinary dexterity he shows on the oud, the grandfather of the guitar/banjo / ukulele etc, recalls masters like Paco Pena and Jimi Hendrix.
- Sitake also plays guitar, ukulele, harmonica, and trumpet, and has recorded a compact disc mixing Tongan and western music.
- One of the most well-known Polynesian musical instruments is the Hawaiian ukulele.
- It's just like the difference in tone between a ukulele and a guitar.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Hawaiian, literally 'jumping flea'.

Rhymes

bailey, bailie, capercaillie, Cayley, ceilidh, daily, Daley, Daly, Disraeli, Eilidh, feyly, gaily, Haley, Hayley, Israeli, Rayleigh, scaly, shaly

Definition of ukulele in US English:

ukulele

(also ukelele)

nounˌjukəˈleɪliˌyo͞okəˈlālē

A small four-stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin.
尤克里里琴（一种源自夏威夷的小型四弦吉他）
Example sentencesExamples
- On the instrument respect scale, Casio keyboards have got to be pretty darn close to the bottom - somewhere around guitars with built-in amplifiers and ukuleles.
- It's just like the difference in tone between a ukulele and a guitar.
- Sitake also plays guitar, ukulele, harmonica, and trumpet, and has recorded a compact disc mixing Tongan and western music.
- John also plays a mean harmonica, guitar, ukulele, tambourine, cymbals, as well as all the bells and whistles.
- A thousand attics and flea markets must have been raided to yield the album's menagerie of castaway ukuleles, autoharps, Marxophones, Aqualins and peck horns.
- Designed to sound as though a real riot was going on while it was being recorded, this 1967 cover of the Elvis classic is so thrillingly unhinged, you won't even notice the ukulele and accordion.
- This Web site replicates a complete manual for self-instruction on both the ukulele and its cousin the banjo ukulele, circa 1914.
- The ukulele, the Hawaiian gift that enlivened vaudeville halls across North America and Europe in the early 20th century, has two exemplars in a glass case, next to a paragraph of dry information.
- But in his obscurity he's free to make sparse use of gentle wurring noises and allow intermittent glitches to engulf the beauty of his ukulele and string-laden folk songs.
- They've grown up and want us to realise it; this album is more low key and features an impressive array of instruments including a ukulele, zithers, brass and strings.
- The extraordinary dexterity he shows on the oud, the grandfather of the guitar/banjo / ukulele etc, recalls masters like Paco Pena and Jimi Hendrix.
- In fact, Harrison's love for Hawaii, where he had a house for many years, shows through in the rhythmic ukulele strums that form many of the songs' foundations.
- Featuring Simpson's virtuosity on guitar, banjo and ukulele, this collection of songs and tunes, mainly recorded in New Orleans, is a homage to the American South.
- Thus the guitar-banjo has six strings tuned like a guitar; the banjulele or ukulele-banjo is tuned like the ukulele; the mandolin-banjo is tuned like a mandolin, and so on.
- Contemporary Hawaiian music is characterized by slack key guitar, ukulele, and themes particular to Hawaii such as Hawaiian sovereignty and native Hawaiian values.
- One of the most well-known Polynesian musical instruments is the Hawaiian ukulele.
- A great friend of mine bought his granny a ukulele: a four-stringed guitar.
- Armed only with a piano, ukulele and bass guitar, this down-to-earth and charming performer looks set to create an intimate and highly charged atmosphere on her solo tour.
- While trying to incorporate such a wide range of influences could result in an utter mess, trying to incorporate these influences into, say, a three-minute pop song with a ukulele yields much more contained, interesting results.
- The homespun girl trio weaves melodies in and out on guitar, mandolin, harmonica, ukulele and banjo as vocals float across each note.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Hawaiian, literally ‘jumping flea’.

单词	ukulele
释义	Definition of ukulele in English: ukulele (also ukelele) noun ˌjuːkəˈleɪliˌjukəˈleɪli A small four-stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin. 尤克里里琴（一种源自夏威夷的小型四弦吉他） Example sentencesExamples Contemporary Hawaiian music is characterized by slack key guitar, ukulele, and themes particular to Hawaii such as Hawaiian sovereignty and native Hawaiian values. The ukulele, the Hawaiian gift that enlivened vaudeville halls across North America and Europe in the early 20th century, has two exemplars in a glass case, next to a paragraph of dry information. This Web site replicates a complete manual for self-instruction on both the ukulele and its cousin the banjo ukulele, circa 1914. A great friend of mine bought his granny a ukulele: a four-stringed guitar. The homespun girl trio weaves melodies in and out on guitar, mandolin, harmonica, ukulele and banjo as vocals float across each note. They've grown up and want us to realise it; this album is more low key and features an impressive array of instruments including a ukulele, zithers, brass and strings. Thus the guitar-banjo has six strings tuned like a guitar; the banjulele or ukulele-banjo is tuned like the ukulele; the mandolin-banjo is tuned like a mandolin, and so on. Armed only with a piano, ukulele and bass guitar, this down-to-earth and charming performer looks set to create an intimate and highly charged atmosphere on her solo tour. While trying to incorporate such a wide range of influences could result in an utter mess, trying to incorporate these influences into, say, a three-minute pop song with a ukulele yields much more contained, interesting results. But in his obscurity he's free to make sparse use of gentle wurring noises and allow intermittent glitches to engulf the beauty of his ukulele and string-laden folk songs. A thousand attics and flea markets must have been raided to yield the album's menagerie of castaway ukuleles, autoharps, Marxophones, Aqualins and peck horns. In fact, Harrison's love for Hawaii, where he had a house for many years, shows through in the rhythmic ukulele strums that form many of the songs' foundations. Featuring Simpson's virtuosity on guitar, banjo and ukulele, this collection of songs and tunes, mainly recorded in New Orleans, is a homage to the American South. On the instrument respect scale, Casio keyboards have got to be pretty darn close to the bottom - somewhere around guitars with built-in amplifiers and ukuleles. John also plays a mean harmonica, guitar, ukulele, tambourine, cymbals, as well as all the bells and whistles. Designed to sound as though a real riot was going on while it was being recorded, this 1967 cover of the Elvis classic is so thrillingly unhinged, you won't even notice the ukulele and accordion. The extraordinary dexterity he shows on the oud, the grandfather of the guitar/banjo / ukulele etc, recalls masters like Paco Pena and Jimi Hendrix. Sitake also plays guitar, ukulele, harmonica, and trumpet, and has recorded a compact disc mixing Tongan and western music. One of the most well-known Polynesian musical instruments is the Hawaiian ukulele. It's just like the difference in tone between a ukulele and a guitar. Origin Late 19th century: from Hawaiian, literally 'jumping flea'. Rhymes bailey, bailie, capercaillie, Cayley, ceilidh, daily, Daley, Daly, Disraeli, Eilidh, feyly, gaily, Haley, Hayley, Israeli, Rayleigh, scaly, shaly Definition of ukulele in US English: ukulele (also ukelele) nounˌjukəˈleɪliˌyo͞okəˈlālē A small four-stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin. 尤克里里琴（一种源自夏威夷的小型四弦吉他） Example sentencesExamples On the instrument respect scale, Casio keyboards have got to be pretty darn close to the bottom - somewhere around guitars with built-in amplifiers and ukuleles. It's just like the difference in tone between a ukulele and a guitar. Sitake also plays guitar, ukulele, harmonica, and trumpet, and has recorded a compact disc mixing Tongan and western music. John also plays a mean harmonica, guitar, ukulele, tambourine, cymbals, as well as all the bells and whistles. A thousand attics and flea markets must have been raided to yield the album's menagerie of castaway ukuleles, autoharps, Marxophones, Aqualins and peck horns. Designed to sound as though a real riot was going on while it was being recorded, this 1967 cover of the Elvis classic is so thrillingly unhinged, you won't even notice the ukulele and accordion. This Web site replicates a complete manual for self-instruction on both the ukulele and its cousin the banjo ukulele, circa 1914. The ukulele, the Hawaiian gift that enlivened vaudeville halls across North America and Europe in the early 20th century, has two exemplars in a glass case, next to a paragraph of dry information. But in his obscurity he's free to make sparse use of gentle wurring noises and allow intermittent glitches to engulf the beauty of his ukulele and string-laden folk songs. They've grown up and want us to realise it; this album is more low key and features an impressive array of instruments including a ukulele, zithers, brass and strings. The extraordinary dexterity he shows on the oud, the grandfather of the guitar/banjo / ukulele etc, recalls masters like Paco Pena and Jimi Hendrix. In fact, Harrison's love for Hawaii, where he had a house for many years, shows through in the rhythmic ukulele strums that form many of the songs' foundations. Featuring Simpson's virtuosity on guitar, banjo and ukulele, this collection of songs and tunes, mainly recorded in New Orleans, is a homage to the American South. Thus the guitar-banjo has six strings tuned like a guitar; the banjulele or ukulele-banjo is tuned like the ukulele; the mandolin-banjo is tuned like a mandolin, and so on. Contemporary Hawaiian music is characterized by slack key guitar, ukulele, and themes particular to Hawaii such as Hawaiian sovereignty and native Hawaiian values. One of the most well-known Polynesian musical instruments is the Hawaiian ukulele. A great friend of mine bought his granny a ukulele: a four-stringed guitar. Armed only with a piano, ukulele and bass guitar, this down-to-earth and charming performer looks set to create an intimate and highly charged atmosphere on her solo tour. While trying to incorporate such a wide range of influences could result in an utter mess, trying to incorporate these influences into, say, a three-minute pop song with a ukulele yields much more contained, interesting results. The homespun girl trio weaves melodies in and out on guitar, mandolin, harmonica, ukulele and banjo as vocals float across each note. Origin Late 19th century: from Hawaiian, literally ‘jumping flea’.
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