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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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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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Example Sentences

There are button accordions and piano accordions and sometimes even bandoneons, too.

The album concludes with another Argentine connection: “Agárrate,” which starts as a mournful tango-bolero — complete with a bandoneon, the definitive tango accordion — before suddenly shifting gears into aggressive hip-hop.

Two days later, on the anniversary of his father's death, while recovering in the intensive care unit, his doctor played him El Chiquilín de Bachín on the bandoneon, to help him relax.

From BBC

The composer nodded to the mysterious Latin American origins of the aquatic creature by assigning his melody to accordion, played like a bandoneon from Argentina.

The bandoneon played by a llama, the balalaika by a bear.

From Time

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