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
Words nearby bouzouki
boutros-ghali,
bouts-rimés,
bouvardia,
bouvier,
bouvier des flandres,
bouzouki,
bovarism,
bovate,
bovet,
bovid,
bovine
British Dictionary definitions for bouzouki
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