bandana

Meaning

1. A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.
2. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed a uniform red or dark colour, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure.

Synonyms

bandanna

kerchief

scarf

🧣

head-kerchief

neckerchief

linen

wrap

Translations

foulard

Halstuch

das

bandana

bandana

paliacate

couvre-chef

Kopftuch

boyun atkısı

fazzoletto da collo

pañuelo para el cuello

lenço de pescoço

Bandana

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/bænˈdæn.ə/

Etymology

Cognate with Hindi: बांधना

In summary

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 बांधना (bāndhnā, “to tie”). Doublet of bind.