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bandoneon

Pronunciation: /banˈdəʊnɪən/

Definition of bandoneon

noun

  • a type of square concertina, especially popular in Argentina.

Origin:

via Spanish from German Bandonion, named after Heinrich Band, the 19th-century German musician who invented it, + -on- (as in Harmonika 'harmonica') + -ion (as in Akkordion 'accordion')

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