Bandore

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A historical stringed instrument similar in form to a guitar; a pandore.

Etymology

From Spanish bandurria, from Latin pandura, pandurium, a musical instrument of three strings, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra, “three-stringed lute”). Compare pandore, banjo, mandolin, bandura.

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