what is ukulele
For a Taiwanese musical group, see Ukulele (Taiwanese band). The ukulele (/juËkÉËleÉªliË/ yoo-kÉ-LAY-lee, from Hawaiian: Ê»ukulele [ËÊukuËlÉlÉ] (oo-koo-leh-leh); variant: ukelele), 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.