bousouki
[ boo-zoo-kee ]
/ bʊˈzu ki /
noun, plural bou·sou·kis, bou·sou·ki·a [boo-zoo-kee-uh] /bʊˈzu ki ə/.
Words nearby bousouki
bournonville,
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bourse,
bourtree,
bouse,
bousouki,
boustrophedon,
bousy,
bout,
boutade,
boutel
Definition for bousouki (2 of 2)
bouzouki
or bou·sou·ki, bu·zu·ki
[ boo-zoo-kee ]
/ bʊˈzu ki /
noun, plural bou·zou·kis, bou·zou·ki·a [boo-zoo-kee-uh] /bʊˈzu ki ə/.
a long-necked, fretted lute of modern Greece.
Origin of bouzouki
1950–55; < Modern Greek
mpouzoúki; Turkish
bozuk (broken, ruined, depraved; cf.
bashi-bazouk) or
büzük (constricted, puckered) adduced as sources, but sense development is obscure
British Dictionary definitions for bousouki
bouzouki
/ (buːˈzuːkɪ) /
noun
a Greek long-necked stringed musical instrument related to the mandolin
Word Origin for bouzouki
C20: from Modern Greek
mpouzouki, perhaps from Turkish
büjük large