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bando

bando noun: a Welsh team sport related to hockey, hurling, shinty, and bandy.

Noun (1)

bando (countable and uncountable, plural bandos)

  1. (uncountable) A Welsh team sport related to hockey, hurling, shinty, and bandy.
  2. (countable) The curve-ended stick used in this game.

Noun (2)

bando (plural bandos)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, regional African-American Vernacular) A drug lair, a trap house.
    • She my trap queen, let her hit the bando / We be countin' up, watch how far them bands go2014, “Trap Queen”, performed by Fetty Wap
    • Still don’t give a fuck, shoot a nigga broad day / Care for trappin out the bandos in the hallways / Will I bang for the gang? Yeah, that’s always […] / I’m still in the trap, I’m still in the bando / I’m trying to get rich2016 April 25, Migo Domingo, “Bankroll” (track 8, 1:38 and 1:58 from the start), in War Ready 2

Noun (3)

bando (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Burmese martial art.

Forms of bando

pluralbandos
alternative formbandoe

Origin of bando

Compare bandy.

Clipping of abandoned.

From Burmese ဗန်တို (bantui).

Questions about bando

What does bando mean?
Bando means a Welsh team sport related to hockey, hurling, shinty, and bandy.
What part of speech is bando?
Bando is a noun.
What is the plural of bando?
The plural of bando is bandos.

Words near bando in the dictionary

  1. bandmembers
  2. bandmen
  3. bandmistress
  4. bandmistresses
  5. bandmixing
  6. bando
  7. bandobast
  8. bandobasts
  9. bandobust
  10. bandobusts
  11. bandoe

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