Spanish Conversation · Level 70
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Spanish word
bandoneón
Pronunciation
IPA/bandoneˈon/
Meaning
- masculine nounbandoneon
Example
En el bar sonaba un bandoneón.
A bandoneon was being played in the bar.
More examples
Quiero oír un bandoneón en vivo.
I want to hear a bandoneon live.
Core concept
Buttoned bellows instrument central to tango music.
Common phrases
tocar el bandoneón
play the bandoneon
oír un bandoneón en vivo
hear a bandoneon live
Similar words
acordeón: Bellows instrument with a keyboard or buttons for melody and accompaniment.
concertina: Small hand-held bellows instrument with buttons.
Definition in Spanish
Instrumento de botones con fuelles típico de la música de tango en el Río de la Plata.
Word origin
Derives from German Bandoneon, a 19th-century concertina-type instrument named after its maker Band, and appears in Spanish as bandoneón.
Usage tips
- The word is masculine (el bandoneón), and the written accent on the ó marks the final stress that English speakers often miss.