bandore

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bænˈdɔː/, /ˈbændɔː/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ban dôr′, -dōr′, ban′dôr, -dōr)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ban•dore  (ban dôr′, -dōr′, ban′dôr, -dōr),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancean obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
Also, ban•do•ra  (ban dôr′ə, -dōr′ə).USA pronunciation Also called pandora, pandore, pandoura, pandure. 
  • Greek pandoûra three-stringed musical instrument
  • Latin pandūra
  • Spanish bandurria
  • earlier bandurion 1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bandore / bænˈdɔː ˈbændɔː/
  1. a 16th-century plucked musical instrument resembling a lute but larger and fitted with seven pairs of metal strings
    Also called: pandore, pandora
Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish bandurria, from Late Latin pandūra three-stringed instrument, from Greek pandoura
'bandore' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bandura - bandurria - banjo - mandola - mandolin - pandora - pandore - pandurate - pandure - tambour

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