Ukulele = The ukulele (Hawaiian: ʻukulele, pronounced [ʔukulele]; Anglicised pronunciation usually IPA: /ˌjuːkəˈleɪli/), sometimes spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK), or uke, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four strings or four courses of strings