Ukulele
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The ukulele, also called a uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings.
Martin 3K Ukulele
1916 cartoon by Louis M. Glackens satirizing the contemporary ukulele craze.
Boy in Hawaii wearing lei and holding a Maccaferri "Islander" plastic ukulele
A modern red ukulele
Cavaquinho
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The cavaquinho is a small Portuguese string instrument in the European guitar family, with four wires or gut strings.
Portuguese and Brazilian cavaquinhos
A samba cavaco (right).
Two cavaquinhos in Cape Verde.
A modern ukulele.