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ban⋅dan⋅na

[ban-dan-uh]
–noun
1. a large, printed handkerchief, typically one with white spots or figures on a red or blue background.
2. any large scarf for the neck or head.
Also, ban⋅dan⋅a.


Origin:
1745–55; earlier bandanno (second syll. unstressed) < Hindi bdhnū tie dyeing


ban⋅dan⋅naed [ban-dan-uhd] , adjective
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ban·dan·na or ban·dan·a   (bān-dān'ə)   
n.  A large handkerchief usually figured and brightly colored.

[Probably Portuguese, from Hindi bāndhnū, tie-dyeing, from bāndhnā, to tie, from Sanskrit bandhati, he ties; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]
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