pandura

noun

pan·​du·​ra

variants or less commonly pandoura

panˈd(y)u̇rə

plural -s

1

: bandore

2

: an ancient long-necked small-bodied stringed instrument of the lute class

3

: bandura

Word History

Etymology

pandura from Italian pandura, pandora, from Late Latin pandura, pandurium three-stringed lute, from Greek pandoura; pandoura from Greek

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