n.
Variant: also uke · le · le
Pronunciation: ˌ yü-k ə - ' l ā -l ē , ˌ ü-
Function: noun
Etymology: Hawaiian 'ukulele, from 'uku flea + lele jumping
Date: 1896
: a small guitar of Portuguese origin popularized in Hawaii in the 1880s and strung typically with four strings
ukulele