bandore

[ ban-dawr, -dohr, ban-dawr, -dohr ]
/ bænˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr, ˈbæn dɔr, -doʊr /
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noun

an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.

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Also ban·do·ra [ban-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh] /bænˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə/.
Also called pandora, pandore, pandoura, pandure.

Origin of bandore

1560–70; earlier bandurion < Spanish bandurria < Latin pandūra < Greek pandoûra three-stringed musical instrument

Words nearby bandore

bandog, bandoleer, bandolier, bandoline, bandoneon, bandore, bandsaw, bandsman, bandspreading, bandstand, bandung
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Words related to bandore

helmet, hat, turban, tiara, cap, crown, bonnet, coronet, hood, coiffure, biretta, toque, busby, miter

Example sentences from the Web for bandore

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

    The American Language|Henry L. Mencken

British Dictionary definitions for bandore

bandore
/ (bænˈdɔː, ˈbændɔː) /

noun

a 16th-century plucked musical instrument resembling a lute but larger and fitted with seven pairs of metal stringsAlso called: pandore, pandora

Word Origin for bandore

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