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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ukrainian банду́ра (bandúra).

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  • IPA(key): [bɐnˈdurə]
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банду́ра (bandúraf inan (genitive банду́ры, nominative plural банду́ры, genitive plural банду́р)

  1. bandura (old Ukrainian music instrument)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) a large, bulky object

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Ukrainian

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бандура

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Etymology 1

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Possibly through Italian pandura and Polish pandura, from Late Latin pandura (musical instrument with three strings); ultimately from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra, three-stringed lute; zither). Doublet of ба́нджо (bándžo) and мандо́ла (mandóla).

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банду́ра (bandúraf inan (genitive банду́ри, nominative plural банду́ри, genitive plural банду́р, diminutive банду́рка or банду́рочка or банду́ронька)

  1. (music) bandura (old Ukrainian music instrument)
  2. (dialectal, colloquial, derogatory) a large, bulky object
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Etymology 2

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From Polish bandurki and Slovak bandurka, related to German Brandenburg.

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банду́ра (bandúraf inan (genitive банду́ри, nominative plural банду́ри, genitive plural банду́р, diminutive банду́рка)

  1. (dialectal) potato
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