noun
- plural of bandora, a stringed musical instrument similar to a lute, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
Usage: archaic; musical instrument
Examples
- The museum’s collection includes several rare bandoras from the Renaissance period.
- Musicians in the court ensemble played bandoras alongside other period instruments.
- The bandoras were tuned differently than modern guitars.
- Scholars study historical bandoras to understand early music performance practices.
- The craftsman specialized in restoring antique bandoras and other plucked instruments.