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What language does the word 'ukulele' come from?
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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.
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Z którego języka wywodzi się słowo ukulele?
Z hiszpańskiego
Z hawajskiego
Z portugalskiego
Z egipskiego
Nazwa ukulele wywodzi się z języka hawajskiego w którym słowo ʻukulele, można rozumieć jako połączenie słów: ʻuku (pchła) i lele (skakać). Pochodzenie nazwy nie jest jednoznacznie ustalone.
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