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bandurria

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body, with twelve strings in six courses in its most common modern form, originating in Spain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A bird, the black-faced ibis.

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History

Etymology

From Spanish bandurria.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bandúrria — plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body
  • Cebuano: bandurya — plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body
  • French: bandurria — plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body
  • Galician: bandurria — plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body
  • Italian: baldosa — plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body
  • Portuguese: bandurra — plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body
  • Spanish: bandurria — plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body
  • Tagalog: bandurya — plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body
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