bandura

noun

ban·​du·​ra

ban-ˈdu̇r-ə

plural -s

: a Ukrainian stringed instrument of the lute class

bandurist

ban-ˈdu̇r-ist

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

Russian, from Polish, from Italian pandura, pandora, from Late Latin pandura, pandurium three-stringed lute

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