bandore
[ban-
dawr
, -
dohr
,
ban
-dawr, -dohr]
/bænˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr, ˈbæn dɔr, -doʊr/
noun
1.
an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
Also,
bandora
[ban-
dawr
-
uh
, -
dohr
-
uh
]
/bænˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə/
(
Show IPA
)
.
Also called
pandora
,
pandore,
pandoura,
pandure
.
Origin
1560-70;
earlier
bandurion
<
Spanish
bandurria
<
Latin
pandūra
<
Greek
pandoûra
three-stringed musical instrument
British Dictionary definitions for
bandore
bandore
/
bænˈdɔː;
ˈbændɔː
/
noun
1.
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
C16: from Spanish
bandurria
, from Late Latin
pandūra
three-stringed instrument, from Greek
pandoura