bandurria

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See also: bandúrria

English

Etymology

From Spanish bandurria.

Noun

bandurria (plural bandurrias)

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  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.
    • 2009 February 21, Nate Chinen, “Pop Music’s Perpetual Old Man, Now 74, Is Back on the Road”, in New York Times‎:
      (It should be noted that the flamenco-tinged flourishes by Javier Mas, on bandurria and laúd, were more palatable than the ardently cloying solos by Dino Soldo, on saxophones.)
  2. A bird, the black-faced ibis.

Translations

plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body

See also

References

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pandurium, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra). Cognate to Portuguese pandeiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /banˈdurja/
  • Rhymes: -urja
  • Syllabification: ban‧du‧rria

Noun

bandurria f (plural bandurrias)

  1. bandurria

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: bandurria, bandore

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