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].

1. a long-necked, fretted lute of modern Greece.

bouzouki

/ buːˈzuːkɪ /

noun

1. a Greek long-necked stringed musical instrument related to the mandolin

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bouzouki¹

C20: from Modern Greek mpouzouki , perhaps from Turkish büjük large