bouzouki
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 23
- Words With Friends
- 26
- Letters
- 8
/bəˈzuːki/
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/bəˈzuːki/ · /buːˈzuːki/
Definition of bouzouki
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound.
“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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Etymology
From Greek μπουζούκι (bouzoúki, “bouzouki”), from Turkish bozuk (“out of order, rotten”). Doublet of buzuq.
Words you can make from bouzouki
19 playable · top: BUZUKI (21 pts)
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5 words3-letter words
8 words2-letter words
5 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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