oud

American  

[ood] / ud /

noun

1. a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.

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oud British  

/ uːd /

noun

1. an Arabic stringed musical instrument resembling a lute or mandolin

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Etymology

Origin of oud

1730–40; < Arabic ʿūd literally, wood; lute ¹

Example Sentences

Irish pipes, bouzouki, violin and fiddle also feature in the performance alongside an oud - a stringed instrument often described as similar to the European lute - and Middle Eastern percussion.

From BBC

"We had lots of refugee camps in Kurdistan, so we practiced this idea and we named in Mshakt, that means 'the nomads or the travellers', so we created connections," oud player Saman Kareem told BBC News NI.

From BBC

Grandfather says, “It’s called an oud.”

From Literature

“It’s so lovely! I want to play the oud.”

From Literature

I promise myself that wherever my new home shall be, I’ll sing the old songs that came with me across the sea, and I’ll sing them playing the oud.

From Literature