What language does the word 'ukulele' come from?
Spanish
Hawaiian
Portuguese
Egyptian
The word ukulele is Hawaiian in origin; the instrument is associated with the Hawaiian archipelago about as strongly as a Hawaiian vacation is associated with envy. But the ukulele itself is not from Hawaii. It was brought there by Portuguese immigrants who called it a machete.
reach: rather globalHawaiilanguagesmusicmusical instrumentsthe United StatesUnited States
Answers by country
Spanish
Hawaiian
Portuguese
Egyptian
answers
Republic of Ireland
24
Greece
18
the Netherlands
17
the United Kingdom
86
Germany
49
Australia
27
Italy
10
the United States
189
France
12
Canada
15
Indonesia
78
Poland
5561
India
39