bandurria
[ ban-door-yuh ]
noun
a Spanish musical instrument of the guitar family with six pairs of double strings.
Origin of bandurria
1From Spanish, dating back to 1835–45; see origin at bandore
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How to use bandurria in a sentence
bandurria; Spanish, eighteenth century; played with a plectrum usually made of tortoise-shell.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) | Carl EngelBanjo seems to be derived from bandore or bandurria, modern French and Spanish forms of tambour, respectively.
The American Language | Henry L. MenckenThree men were sitting on the doorstep of a house, two playing guitars, one playing the bandurria.
Poor Folk in Spain | Jan Gordon
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