bandore
[ ban-dawr, -dohr, ban-dawr, -dohr ]
/ bænˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr, ˈbæn dɔr, -doʊr /
noun
an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
Also
ban·do·ra
[ban-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh] /bænˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə/.
Origin of bandore
1560–70; earlier
bandurion < Spanish
bandurria < Latin
pandūra < Greek
pandoûra three-stringed musical instrument
Words nearby bandore
Example sentences from the Web for bandore
Banjo seems to be derived from bandore or bandurria, modern French and Spanish forms of tambour, respectively.
The American Language |Henry L. Mencken
British Dictionary definitions for bandore
bandore
/ (bænˈdɔː, ˈbændɔː) /
noun
a 16th-century plucked musical instrument resembling a lute but larger and fitted with seven pairs of metal strings
Also called: pandore, pandora
Word Origin for bandore
C16: from Spanish
bandurria, from Late Latin
pandūra three-stringed instrument, from Greek
pandoura