bouzouki
English
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Etymology
From Greek μπουζούκι (bouzoúki, “bouzouki”), from Turkish bozuk (“out of order, rotten”).[1] Doublet of buzuq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈzuːki/, /buːˈzuːki/
Noun
bouzouki (plural bouzoukis)
- (music) A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound.
- 2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, Penguin, published 2020, page 262:
- The bouzouki itself, identified by this time almost equally with a ‘Turkish’ past and with the criminality of the underworld that cultivated it, became a symbol of subversion in the eyes of the authorities.
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See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
References
- "bouzouki." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 26 Nov. 2008.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.zu.ki/
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