Ukulele

The ukulele (pronounced {{IPA|/ukuleɪleɪ/}}, or the Anglicised {{IPA|/jukəleɪli/}}), or uke, is a fretted string instrument which is, in its construction, essentially a smaller, four-stringed version of the guitar. In the early 20th century, the instrument's name was often rendered as "ukelele", a spelling still used in Great Britain. The Hawai'ian spelling 'ukulele is also sometimes seen.

See Also

• Tiple
• Timple
• Charango
• Bordonúa
• Cuatro
• Cavaquinho
• Vihuela