pandura

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noun

An Ancient Greek stringed instrument, a kind of lute with three strings that were stopped with a fingerboard to alter the tone, and with either a mandolin- or banjo-like shape.

OriginLate Latin pandura ← Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα →
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Meanings

nounpandura (plural panduras)

plural panduras

  1. entertainmentAn Ancient Greek stringed instrument, a kind of lute with three strings that were stopped with a fingerboard to alter the tone, and with either a mandolin- or banjo-like shape.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπανδοῦρα
  2. Late Latinpandura
  3. Englishpandura

From Late Latin pandura, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra), a Pre-Greek/substrate loan. Doublet of mandola.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pandura

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Anagrams

paradunDanapur
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APA

pandura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandura

MLA

“pandura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandura. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pandura,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandura.

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