bouzouki

bou·zou·ki

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [boo-zoo-kee]
- /bʊˈzu ki/
- /bˈuːzaʊki/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo-zoo-kee]
- /bʊˈzu ki/

Definitions of bouzouki word

noun bouzouki a Greek long-necked stringed musical instrument related to the mandolin 3
noun bouzouki a stringed musical instrument of Greece, somewhat like a mandolin, used to accompany folk dances and singers 3
noun plural bouzouki a long-necked, fretted lute of modern Greece. 1
noun bouzouki Greek stringed instrument 1
noun bouzouki (music) A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute having a sharp, metallic sound. 0

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Origin of bouzouki

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55; < Modern Greek mpouzoúki; Turkish bozuk (broken, ruined, depraved; cf. bashi-bazouk) or büzük (constricted, puckered) adduced as sources, but sense development is obscure

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Parts of speech for Bouzouki

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bouzouki popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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