bandore

[ ban-dawr, -dohr, ban-dawr, -dohr ]

noun

1. an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.

bandore

/ bænˈdɔː; ˈbændɔː /

noun

1. a 16th-century plucked musical instrument resembling a lute but larger and fitted with seven pairs of metal strings Also calledpandorepandora

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandore¹

First recorded in 1560–70; earlier bandurion, from Spanish bandurria, from Latin pandūra, from Greek pandoûra “three-stringed musical instrument”

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandore¹

C16: from Spanish bandurria , from Late Latin pandūra three-stringed instrument, from Greek pandoura

Example Sentences

Banjo seems to be derived from bandore or bandurria, modern French and Spanish forms of tambour, respectively.

From Project Gutenberg

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