buzuki

bu·zu·ki

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of buzuki word

abbreviation BUZUKI bouzouki. 1
noun plural buzuki a long-necked, fretted lute of modern Greece. 1

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Origin of buzuki

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 Buzuki

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

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buzuki popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

buzuki usage trend in Literature

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