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bandoneon

or ban·do·ne·ón

[ ban-doh-nee-on ]

noun

  1. a small, square concertina or accordion with buttons instead of a keyboard, used especially in Latin America for tango music.


bandoneon

/ bænˈdəʊnɪən /

noun

  1. a type of square concertina, esp used in Argentina
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • ban·done·o·nist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bandoneon1

First recorded in 1930–35; from Spanish, from German Bandonion, Bandoneon, named after Heinrich Band (1821–1860), German inventor + alteration of German (Akkord)ion; accordion ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bandoneon1

C20: from Spanish, from German Bandonion , from Heinrich Band , its inventor

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