/ bænˈdænə; NAmE / noun
a piece of brightly coloured cloth worn around the neck or head
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: probably via Portuguese from Hindi .
/ bænˈdænə; NAmE / noun
a piece of brightly coloured cloth worn around the neck or head
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: probably via Portuguese from Hindi .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005