- ukulele
- (yoo-koo-LAY-lee) [Hawaiian: leaping flea] A small, guitarshaped instrument with four strings and a fretted fingerboard, associated with Hawaiian music.
Dictionary of foreign words and phrases. Mary Varchaver and Frank Ledlie Moore. 2012.
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ukulele — Ukulele … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Ukulele — Ukulélé Des problèmes pour écouter le fichier ? Aidez moi Un ukulélé hawaiien de la forme originelle, datant de la première moitié du vingtième siècle Le ukulélé est un instrument à cordes pincées traditionnel des îles Hawaii, proche du… … Wikipédia en Français
ukulélé — ● ukulélé nom masculin (mot polynésien) Petite guitare hawaiienne, apparue au XIXe s., d après un modèle de guitare portugaise. ukulélé ou (Polynésie fr.) ukulele n. m. MUS Instrument à quatre cordes, analogue à une petite guitare ( guitare… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ukulele — UKULÉLE s.n. Chitară de dimensiuni reduse, cu patru coarde, originară din insulele Hawaii, folosită în formaţiile de jaz din New Orleans. [< engl. ukulele < cuv. polinezian]. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 26.06.2005. Sursa: DN UKULÉLE… … Dicționar Român
ukulele — (n.) 1896, from Hawaiian ukulele, lit. leaping flea, from uku louse, flea + lele to fly, jump, leap. So called from the rapid motion of the fingers in playing it. It developed from a Portuguese instrument introduced to the islands c.1879 … Etymology dictionary
ukulele — ukulèle sr DEFINICIJA glazb. mala havajska gitara s četiri žice; sastavni je dio jazz orkestra ETIMOLOGIJA amer.engl. ← havaj. uku: muha, lele: skakati; nadimak koji je dobio engleski časnik E. Purvis koji je u vrlo živom stilu svirao na dvoru… … Hrvatski jezični portal
ukulele — ► NOUN ▪ a small four stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin. ORIGIN Hawaiian, jumping flea … English terms dictionary
ukulele — ☆ ukulele [yo͞okyo͞o΄kə lā′lē ] n. [Haw, lit., leaping flea < uku, flea (< Proto Polynesian * kutu > COOTIE) + lele, to jump: orig. a nickname of Edward Purvis, nimble player who popularized the instrument there] a small, four stringed,… … English World dictionary
Ukulélé — Fichier audio Hene, un morceau de Henry Kailimai (info) … Wikipédia en Français
Ukulele — Martin 3K Professional Ukulele String instrument Classification String instrument (plucked, nylon stringed instrument usually played with the bare thumb and/or fingertips, or a felt pick.) … Wikipedia
Ukulele — Vorlage:Infobox Musikinstrument/Wartung/Parameter Klangbeispiel fehlt Ukulele englisch ukulele, französisch Ukulélé … Deutsch Wikipedia
