A Portugese Question

A. G. Maisey · 2nd August 2006, 11:17 PM

The uke is a Hawaiian instrument, and ---as I understand it---was introduced to Hawaii by Portugese settlers in the last quarter of the 19th century.

I think we can safely say that both the uke and the cuk came from the same Portugese instrument, only at widely separated points in time.

Yes, I agree that the cavaquinho could well have been the original instrument used in fado.

As for similar sounding words, yes, this can cause a lot of amusement. Even the cuk that they use in kroncong is the same sound as the Australian colloquial for a chicken:- chook.

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2nd August 2006, 11:17 PM	#21
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	The uke is a Hawaiian instrument, and ---as I understand it---was introduced to Hawaii by Portugese settlers in the last quarter of the 19th century. I think we can safely say that both the uke and the cuk came from the same Portugese instrument, only at widely separated points in time. Yes, I agree that the cavaquinho could well have been the original instrument used in fado. As for similar sounding words, yes, this can cause a lot of amusement. Even the cuk that they use in kroncong is the same sound as the Australian colloquial for a chicken:- chook.