Meanings
banda1
nounbanda (countable and uncountable, plural bandas)
plural bandas
- uncountableentertainmentA style of Mexican brass band music, emerged in the 19th century.
With very little fanfare, WZAA had become the first FM station in New York offering a format known as Mexican Regiona, which includes genres like ranchera, banda and norteña music.
2007 January 13, Seth Kugel, “The Sounds of Mexico Hit New York Airwaves”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2021 - countableentertainmentAn ensemble playing such music.
Banda2
Banda3
proper noun
- A city and district of Chitrakoot division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Origin
banda · noun
- Spanishbanda
- Englishbanda
Borrowed from Spanish banda. Doublet of band.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Banda · proper noun
- Hindiबांदा
- EnglishBanda
Borrowed from Hindi बांदा (bāndā).
More words from Hindi
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
banda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banda
MLA
“banda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banda. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banda,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banda.
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