Pidgin, brah! What's the meaning of Ukulele in Hawaii?
PRONUNCIATION: oo-koo-leh-leh
DEFINITION: Hawaiian musical instrument developed in the 1880s, based on several small, guitar-like instruments of Portuguese origin, the machete, cavaquinho, timple, and rajão, introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Portuguese immigrants
USAGE: Eh, you hear dat guy playin da ukulele down da beach? He stay soundin real good.
ENGLISH: Hey, did you hear that guy playing the ukulele down at the beach? He sounds really good.
ALTERNATES: unkoh
Now that you know what Ukulele means and you have the translation of Ukulele in English. You can learn about Hawaiian Pidgin, sometimes called Hawaiian Slang, is a colorful and creative dialect from Hawaii that emerged from the many ethnic cultures attempting to communicate across their diverse languages. Some might call this a language barrier, but in Hawaii it became a recipe for creativity and self-expression. Like know more? Explore Hawaiian Pidgin History
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