Mandolin vs. Ukulele
Mandolinnoun
(music) A stringed instrument and a member of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.
Mandolinnoun
A kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline).
Mandolinnoun
(military) An RAF World War II code name for patrols to attack enemy railway transport and other ground targets.
Mandolinnoun
A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.
Mandolinnoun
a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
Mandolin
A mandolin (Italian: mandolino pronounced [mandoˈliːno]; literally ) is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a plectrum. It most commonly has four courses of doubled metal strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 strings, although five (10 strings) and six (12 strings) course versions also exist.
Ukulelenoun
(musical instruments) A small four-stringed guitar.
Ukulelenoun
a small guitar having four strings
Ukulele
The ukulele ( YOO-kə-LAY-lee; from Hawaiian: ʻukulele [ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ], approximately OO-koo-LEH-leh) is a member of the lute family of instruments. It generally employs four nylon strings.The ukulele is a small, guitar-like instrument, which was introduced to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira.
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