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bouzouki
or bou·sou·ki, bu·zu·ki
[ boo-zoo-kee ]
noun
, plural bou·zou·kis, bou·zou·ki·a [b, oo, -, zoo, -kee-, uh].
- a long-necked, fretted lute of modern Greece.
bouzouki
/ buːˈzuːkɪ /
noun
- a Greek long-necked stringed musical instrument related to the mandolin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bouzouki1
1950–55; < Modern Greek mpouzoúki; Turkish bozuk (broken, ruined, depraved; bashi-bazouk ) or büzük (constricted, puckered) adduced as sources, but sense development is obscure
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bouzouki1
C20: from Modern Greek mpouzouki , perhaps from Turkish büjük large
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