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Word entry · 7 letters

bandana

Best crossword clue

"Colorful neckerchief"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /bænˈdæn.ə/Part of speech nounSorted aaabdnnStarts with BEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • One cure for a headache involved binding the stalk of the herb crosswort to the head with a red bandana[.]

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