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pandura

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pan-dura
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Ancient Greek stringed instrument, a kind of lute with three strings that were stopped with a fingerboard to alter the tone, and with either a mandolin- or banjo-like shape.

Etymology

From Late Latin pandura, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra), a Pre-Greek/substrate loan. Doublet of mandola.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pandura, πανδοῦρα, -

Inflected Forms

panduras (plural)

Rhymes With

bureau dura jura sura surah tempura mura bravura datura angostura katsura coloratura

Questions

What does pandura mean?
An Ancient Greek stringed instrument, a kind of lute with three strings that were stopped with a fingerboard to alter the tone, and with either a mandolin- or banjo-like shape.
Where does pandura come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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