Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small four-stringed guitar popularized in Hawaii.
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- noun music A small
four -stringed guitar .
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- noun a small guitar having four strings
Etymologies
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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".
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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".
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The Hawaiians gave the instrument the name ukulele, which translates to ‘jumping flea.’
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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The Hawaiians gave the instrument the name ukulele, which translates to ‘jumping flea.’
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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The Hawaiians gave the instrument the name ukulele, which translates to ‘jumping flea.’
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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The ukulele is a cultural icon that is seen virtually everywhere here.
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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).
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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.
Cyndi Lauper: rhapsody in blues Alfred Hickling 2010
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Here in Hawaii the ukulele is still a large part of our culture.
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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.
San Francisco Bay Guardian: Music BY MICHELLE BRODER VAN DYKE <webmaster@sfbg.com> 2010
oroboros commented on the word ukulele
For an amazing ukulele presentation click HERE.
April 11, 2007
trivet commented on the word ukulele
If you like Ukulele Lady
Ukulele Lady like a'you
If you like to linger where it's shady
Ukulele Lady linger too
If you kiss Ukulele Lady
While you promise ever to be true
And she sees another Ukulele
Lady foolin' 'round with you
Maybe she'll sigh (an awful lot)
Maybe she'll cry (and maybe not)
Maybe she'll find somebody else
By and by
To sing to when it's cool and shady
Where the tricky wicky wacky woo
If you like Ukulele Lady
Ukulele Lady like a'you
January 18, 2008
skipvia commented on the word ukulele
If you never thought you'd see "ukulele" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in the same performance, check this out.
I wanna be their groupie...
February 19, 2008
treeseed commented on the word ukulele
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole is the best ukulele playing musician I've ever seen...He was awesome and is greatly missed. Check out his YouTube stuff.
February 19, 2008
seanahan commented on the word ukulele
Did anyone else notice that he pronounced the middle syllable in libido as "bye", as in, "li-bye-doh".
February 19, 2008
she commented on the word ukulele
I have a ukulele! Please throw ukulele-heavy songs in my direction. (I have Tiny Tim, Beirut's Postcards from Italy etc., Josephine Foster's Little Life..)
July 15, 2008
bilby commented on the word ukulele
Arafura Pearl. One of my work colleagues is famous for singing Australia's national anthem, Waltzing Matilda, in Larrakia (a local language), while accompanying herself on ukulele.
July 15, 2008
skipvia commented on the word ukulele
Here are a couple of videos made by an absolutely brilliant mentee of mine, a young man from Fairbanks named Wade. He's a guitarist who had this ukulele for about 3 weeks when he recorded these:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Wind Scene/Chrono Trigger
And here's a guitar video for good measure:
Bach, Inventions 9 and 15
I love it when students surpass their teachers.
July 15, 2008