[DOC] [TLE] Ukulele - Wikipedia [PAR] The ukulele sometimes abbreviated to uke, is a member of the lute family of 
instruments; it generally employs four nylon or gut strings or four courses of 
strings. The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian adaptation of 
the Portuguese machete, a small guitar-like instrument, which was introduced to 
Hawaii by .... A number of mainland-based stringed-instrument manufacturers, 
among... [DOC] [TLE] Definition of ukulele - Merriam-Webster's Student Dictionary [PAR] Etymology: from Hawaiian 'ukulele "ukulele," literally, "jumping flea," from 'uku "
flea" + lele "jumping" : a usually four-stringed small guitar popularized in Hawaii 
Word History In the 19th century, a former British army officer named Edward 
Purvis lived in Hawaii as an official at the royal court ... Purvis liked this new 
instrument. [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #4975, aired 2006-04-07 [PAR] Apr 7, 2006 ... This small 4-stringed instrument's name comes from the Hawaiian for ... The 
name of this stringed instrument is also a homophone for a word... [DOC] [TLE] Museum of Making Music - A Ukulele History [PAR] ... on the little four-stringed machetethe instrument that was known in Madeira. 
... Responding to a growing local interest in this small guitar-like instrument, Dias, 
... renamed ukulele in the Hawaiian language, meaning, literally, "jumping flea"... [DOC] [TLE] Hawaii Music: Instruments | hawaii-guide.info [PAR] The instrument most associated with Hawaiian music would most likely be the ... 
The ukulele, which means "jumping flea," is a small, four-stringed version of 
guitar. ... There is some dispute about where the name of the ukulele originated, 
but... [DOC] [TLE] Jumping flea - definition of Jumping flea by The Free Dictionary [PAR] A small four-stringed guitar popularized in Hawaii. or n a small four-stringed 
guitar ... when playing the instrument) : 'uku, louse, flea (from Proto-Polynesian 
kutu,... [DOC] [TLE] Ukulele | Define Ukulele at Dictionary.com [PAR] a small, guitarlike musical instrument associated chiefly with Hawaiian music. 
Origin of ukulele. Expand. Hawaiian. 1895-1900. 1895-1900, Americanism; < 
Hawaiian ukulele leaping flea ( uku flea + lele ... a small four-stringed guitar, 
esp of Hawaii ... C19: from Hawaiian, literally: jumping flea, from `uku flea + lele 
jumping. [DOC] [TLE] The Birth of the Ukulele  Ukulele [PAR] May 27, 2015 ... The belief that Hawaii lays sole claim to the ukulelethe instrument that would ... 
on the Spanish guitar and a small, guitar-like, four-string instrument called ... 
Braga after the city in northern Portugal where the instrument originated. .... 
wrote that the ukulele was the Hawaiian (word) for 'jumping flea' as it is... [DOC] [TLE] Ukulele History - Hilo Guitars and Ukuleles [PAR] The word 'ukulele is Hawaiian for "jumping flea". ... a ship into the water while 
playing one, and the Hawaiians watching dubbed him and the instrument '
Ukulele! [DOC] [TLE] The History of the Ukulele - Get-Tuned.com [PAR] The word 'ukulele' itself translates roughly to 'jumping flea' in English. ... It is King 
Kalakaua who promoted the ukulele as a Hawaiian instrument, and used the ... 
the Hawaiian take on the small four-stringed instrument was not introduced to a... [DOC] [TLE] ukuleles - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "ukuleles" is a plural form of "ukulele": a small guitar having 4 strings. ... a small, 
four-stringed, guitarlike musical instrument introduced from Portugal into the 
Hawaiian ... Origin: from Hawaiian, literally: jumping flea, from `uku flea + lele 
jumping. [DOC] [TLE] The Ukulele  4 Strings and Jumping Fleas! | Making Multicultural ... [PAR] Feb 5, 2014 ... The instrument pictured here is a smaller-sized soprano ukulele. ... -A-Stringed-
Instrument-from-Hawaii-Mini-Poster-and-Coloring-Page-... [DOC] [TLE] The

Question: This small 4-stringed instrument's name comes from the Hawaiian for "jumping flea"
Answer: a ukulele