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bandore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ban-dore
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bandores (plural)

Questions

What does bandore mean?
A historical stringed instrument similar in form to a guitar; a pandore.
Where does bandore come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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