bandana

English

girl wearing a Portugal bandana

Alternative forms

• bandanna
• bandanno

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बन्धन (bandhan, “he ties”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “he binds”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, bond”). Related to बांधना (bāndhnā, “to tie”). Doublet of bind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bænˈdæn.ə/

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• Rhymes: -ænə
• Hyphenation: ban‧dan‧a

Noun

bandana (plural bandanas)

1. A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.
2. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed a uniform red or dark colour, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure.

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Derived terms

• abandannaad
• bandanaed
• bandana code
• bandana of the Everglades
• bandana thrash

Translations

large kerchief

• Bulgarian: голяма цветна носна кърпа (goljama cvetna nosna kǎrpa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頭巾／头巾 (zh) (tóujīn), 头巾 (zh) (tóujīn), 大手帕 (dàshǒupà), (elegant, feminine) 印花絲巾／印花丝巾, 印花丝巾 (yìnhuā sījīn)

• Czech: šátek (cs) m
• Finnish: huivi (fi), päähuivi (fi)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Piratenkopftuch n, Piratentuch n
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• Japanese: バンダナ (bandana)
• Korean: 밴대나 (baendaena)
• Navajo: zéédéełtsooz
• Russian: банда́на (ru) f (bandána)
• Spanish: paliacate m
• Turkish: bandana (tr)
• Welsh: bandana (cy) m, bandanas (cy) m pl

See also

• bandana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Italian

Noun

bandana f (plural bandane)

1. bandana

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃na

Noun

bandana f (plural bandanas)

1. bandana (piece of cloth worn as headgear)