"bouzouki" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bəˈzuːki/, /buːˈzuːki/ Forms: bouzoukis [plural]
Etymology: From Greek μπουζούκι (bouzoúki, “bouzouki”), from Turkish bozuk (“out of order, rotten”). Doublet of buzuq. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|el|μπουζούκι||bouzouki}} Greek μπουζούκι (bouzoúki, “bouzouki”), {{der|en|tr|bozuk||out of order, rotten}} Turkish bozuk (“out of order, rotten”), {{doublet|en|buzuq}} Doublet of buzuq Head templates: {{en-noun}} bouzouki (plural bouzoukis)
  1. (music) A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound. Categories (topical): Musical instruments, String instruments Categories (place): Greece Synonyms: bazouki, bousouki, bouzoukia, buzuki Derived forms: baby bouzouki, bouzoukist, Irish bouzouki Translations (lute): 布祖基琴 (bùzǔjīqín) (Chinese Mandarin), busuki (Finnish), bouzouki [masculine] (French), μπουζούκι (bouzoúki) [neuter] (Greek), buzuki (Hungarian), ブズーキ (buzuuki) (Japanese), buzuki [neuter] (Polish), бузу́ки (buzúki) [masculine] (Russian), buzuki [masculine] (Spanish), bouzouki [common-gender] (Swedish), buzuki (Turkish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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