bandurria
See also: bandúrria
English
Etymology
From Spanish bandurria.
Noun
bandurria (plural bandurrias)
- 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.)
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- A bird, the black-faced ibis.
Translations
plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body
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See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
References
- "Bandurria" in Encyclopedia Brittanica.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin pandurium, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra). Cognate to Portuguese pandeiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /banˈdurja/ [bãn̪ˈd̪u.rja]
- Rhymes: -urja
- Syllabification: ban‧du‧rria
Noun
bandurria f (plural bandurrias)
- bandurria
Derived terms
- bandurria de collar
- bandurria austral
Descendants
- → English: bandurria, bandore
Further reading
- “bandurria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014