bandurria

[ban-doo r-yuh]

noun

a Spanish musical instrument of the guitar family with six pairs of double strings.

Origin of bandurria

From Spanish, dating back to 1835–45; see origin at bandore

Bandurria; Spanish, eighteenth century; played with a plectrum usually made of tortoise-shell.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)
Carl Engel
Three men were sitting on the doorstep of a house, two playing guitars, one playing the bandurria.
Poor Folk in Spain
Jan Gordon
Banjo seems to be derived from bandore or bandurria, modern French and Spanish forms of tambour, respectively.
The American Language
Henry L. Mencken