A small chordophone of the guitar family of Spanish origin, similar in size to a tenor ukulele but with deeper sides.

The string arrangements vary considerably across Latin America. The Colombian tiple usually has 12 strings organised in 4 sets, although some tiples have only 10 strings (as illustrated). The Puerto Rican tiple can have between 3 and 6 strings. The Cuban tiple usually has 5 pairs of strings. It is used in Cuba's música campesina as well as other types of Latin American music with Spanish roots. There are a number of acceptable tunings but the standard ukulele tuning of [GCEA] is often used.