1. A Greek stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped body and paired metal strings, played with a plectrum.
Usage: Also spelled 'bouzouki' or 'buzuki'; Plural: bousoukias or bousoukies; Common in Greek and Eastern Mediterranean music
2. A style of Greek nightclub entertainment featuring live bouzouki music and dancing.
Usage: Often used in plural form; Refers to the venue or the entertainment experience

Examples

• The musician played a traditional Greek melody on his bousoukia.
• She learned to play the bousoukia as a child in Athens.
• The bousoukia's bright, metallic sound is distinctive in Mediterranean music.
• They spent the evening at a bousoukia in the old quarter of the city.
• The bousoukia is an essential instrument in Greek folk music.
• He ordered a drink and listened to the bousoukia player at the taverna.