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bandoneon
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ban·do·ne·on  (bn-dn-n)
n.
A small accordion especially popular in Latin America.

[American Spanish bandoneón, from German Bandonion, Bandoneon : Heinrich Band (1821-1860), German inventor + (Akkord)ion, accordion; see accordion.]

ban·done·on·ist (--nst) n.

bandoneon [bænˈdəʊnɪən]
n
(Music / Instruments) a type of square concertina, esp used in Argentina
[from Spanish, from German Bandonion, from Heinrich Band, its inventor]
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Noun1.bandoneon - a type of concertina popular in South America
concertina - free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds


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