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bandoneon

/banˈdəʊnɪən/
noun
A type of square concertina, especially popular in Argentina.

Origin
Via Spanish from German Bandonion, named after Heinrich Band, the 19th-century German musician who invented it, + -on- (as in Harmonika ‘harmonica’) + -ion (as in Akkordion ‘accordion’).

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Bernardo battled with the bass notes on his bandoneon. All the rest were making him happy, but without José on the string bass, the group sounded off.

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