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バンドネオン (bandoneon) Japanese meaning: bandoneon | Kotomora

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Meanings

1

bandoneon

A type of concertina especially associated with Argentine tango music.

バンドネオンの音ね色いろはタンゴに欠かかせない。
The sound of the bandoneon is essential to tango.

Related words

アコーディオン
アコーディオン is a general accordion, while バンドネオン is a specific type with a distinctive button layout and sound, strongly tied to tango.
コンサーティーナ
コンサーティーナ is a similar free-reed instrument, but バンドネオン is larger and has a different button arrangement and timbre.

Etymology

From Spanish 'bandoneón', named after the German instrument maker Heinrich Band.