Bandore \Ban"dore\, n. [Sp. bandurria, fr. L. pandura, pandurium, a musical instrument of three strings, fr. Gr. pandoy^ra a three-stringed musical instrument. Cf. {Pandore}, {Banjo}, {Mandolin}.] A musical stringed instrument, similar in form to a guitar; a pandore. It is now obsolete, but see {bandura}. [1913 Webster]