Word Study
ukulele
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ukulele, n. a small four-stringed Hawaiian (orig. Portuguese) guitar.
Etymology
Hawaiian, = jumping flea
THESAURUS
ukulele
Dobro guitar, F-hole guitar, Spanish guitar, archlute, balalaika, banjo, banjo-uke, banjo-ukulele, banjo-zither, banjorine, banjuke, bass guitar, centerhole guitar, concert guitar, electric guitar, guitar, lute, mando-bass, mando-cello, mandola, mandolin, mandolute, mandore, oud, pandora, pandura, samisen, sitar, steel guitar, tamboura, theorbo, troubadour fiddle, ukeFor further exploring for "ukulele" in Webster Dictionary Online