bandanna

noun

ban·​dan·​na ban-ˈda-nə 

variants or bandana

: a large often colorfully patterned handkerchief

Synonyms

• babushka
• do-rag
• handkerchief
• kerchief
• madras
• mantilla

Examples of bandanna in a Sentence

she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes

Recent Examples on the Web

One man wore an American flag bandanna over his face. —Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024

Unless it’s artistically rendered in a colorful bandanna, that is. —Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024

Later that night, the four of them lay out by the chicken coop wearing matching white bandannas and waiting for the thief to come around. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024

Talk show host Phil McGraw spoke immediately after professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, who wore his signature bandanna over his highlighter yellow hair, sunglasses and a muscle shirt. —Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Hindi bāṅdhnū & Urdu bāndhnū tie-dyeing, cloth so dyed, ultimately from Sanskrit badhnāti he ties — more at bind

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bandanna

noun

ban·​dan·​na

variants or bandana

ban-ˈdan-ə 

: a large handkerchief usually with a colorful design printed on it