bandana

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bandana

  • /bænˈdæn.ə/ UK, US

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Borrowed from Hindi बंधन (bandhan, “the act of binding, a bond”), from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “he binds”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, bond”). Related to Hindi बाँधना (bāndhnā, “to tie”). Doublet of bind.

noun bandanas · bandanna · bandanno · bandannoe

  1. A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband. Neighbours now came hurrying in, and one after another missed some trifling article of property which the deceased was known to have possessed. There were three thin spoons, real silver, on which she greatly prided herself; they were gone. A large silver watch, together with a red silk shawl and a B
  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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noun large kerchief

Españolpañoleta, pañuelo, paliacate, toquilla, fular
한국어밴대나 baendaena
日本語バンダナ bandana
中文頭巾 /头巾 tóujīn, 大手帕 dàshǒupà, 印花絲巾 /印花丝巾 yìnhuā sījīn
Portuguêsbandana
DeutschPiratenkopftuch, Piratentuch, Halstuch, Kopftuch
Русскийбанда́на bandána
العربيةعِصَابَة ʕiṣāba, عِصَابَةُ رَأْس ʕiṣābatu raʔs

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@misc{bandana_2026,
  title = {bandana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bandana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}