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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bandore1

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

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

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