banduria

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noun

A plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body and a short neck with fourteen strings in six courses, typically played in rondallas.

OriginPhilippine Spanish banduria →
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Meanings

nounbanduria (plural bandurias)

plural bandurias · alternative bandurria

  1. PhilippinesalternativeentertainmentAlternative spelling of bandurria
  2. PhilippinesentertainmentA plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body and a short neck with fourteen strings in six courses, typically played in rondallas.

Origin

  1. Philippine Spanishbanduria
  2. Englishbanduria

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish banduria or Spanish bandurria

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APA

banduria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banduria

MLA

“banduria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banduria. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banduria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banduria.

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