noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/bænˈdʊəɹə/
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General-American:/bænˈduɹə/
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noun
Meaning 1
A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bandore, kobza, pandore
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian банду́ра (bandúra), possibly through Italian pandura and Polish bandura, from Late Latin pandura (“musical instrument with three strings”), from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra, “three-stringed lute; zither”), perhaps from Lydian.
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