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hawaiian guitar

Ha·wai·ian gui·tar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huh-wahy-uh n, -wah-yuh n gi-tahr]
    • /həˈwaɪ ən, -ˈwɑ yən gɪˈtɑr/
    • /həˈwaɪən ɡɪˈtɑː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huh-wahy-uh n, -wah-yuh n gi-tahr]
    • /həˈwaɪ ən, -ˈwɑ yən gɪˈtɑr/

Definitions of hawaiian guitar words

  • noun hawaiian guitar a six-to-eight-string electric guitar, fretted with a piece of metal or bone to produce a whining, glissando sound, played in a horizontal position usually resting on the performer's knees or on a stand, and much used by country music performers. 1
  • noun hawaiian guitar a lap-held steel-strung guitar with a wood or metal body, tuned to an open chord and played with a slide 0
  • noun hawaiian guitar steel guitar 0

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Origin of hawaiian guitar

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Hawaiian guitar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hawaiian guitar popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for hawaiian guitar

noun hawaiian guitar

  • acoustic guitar — an ordinary guitar, which produces its normal sound through the sounding board and is not amplified in any way

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