bouzouki
/bəˈzuːki/
bouzouki noun: a Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound.
Noun
bouzouki (plural bouzoukis)
- A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound.
- The bouzouki itself, identified by this time almost equally with a ‘Turkish’ past and with the criminality of the underworld that cultivated it, became a symbol of subversion in the eyes of the authorities.2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, Penguin, published 2020, page 262
Forms of bouzouki
| plural | bouzoukis |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bazouki |
| alternative form | bousouki |
| alternative form | bouzoukia |
| alternative form | buzuki |
Origin of bouzouki
From Greek μπουζούκι (bouzoúki, “bouzouki”), from Turkish bozuk (“out of order, rotten”). Doublet of buzuq.
Words formed from bouzouki
Questions about bouzouki
- What does bouzouki mean?
- Bouzouki means a Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound.
- What part of speech is bouzouki?
- Bouzouki is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bouzouki?
- Bouzouki is pronounced /bəˈzuːki/.
- What is the plural of bouzouki?
- The plural of bouzouki is bouzoukis.
Words near bouzouki in the dictionary
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