banjouke

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/ˈbænd͡ʒəʊˌjuːk/

noun

A ukulele with the head of a banjo

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Meanings

nounbanjouke (plural banjoukes)

plural banjoukes

  1. A ukulele with the head of a banjo

    […] Morris's banjo and banjouke improvisations pulse along with William Parker's basslike zintir and Hamid Drake's drumming for an avant-garde Moroccan hoedown.

    2003 October 10, Peter Margasak, “Joe Morris”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

From banjo + uke.

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APA

banjouke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banjouke

MLA

“banjouke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banjouke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banjouke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banjouke.

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