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bousouki

[ boo-zoo-kee ]
/ bʊˈzu ki /

noun, plural bou·sou·kis, bou·sou·ki·a [boo-zoo-kee-uh] /bʊˈzu ki ə/.

bouzouki.

Nearby words

  1. bournonville, auguste,
  2. bourrée,
  3. bourse,
  4. bourtree,
  5. bouse,
  6. boustrophedon,
  7. bousy,
  8. bout,
  9. boutade,
  10. 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
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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
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