bandonion

noun

ban·​do·​ni·​on

ban-ˈdō-nē-ˌän

variants or bandoneon

ban-ˈdō-nē-ˌän

plural -s

: an accordion popular in South America having buttons for both treble and bass notes with each bass button representing or sounding a single note not a chord

Word History

Etymology

bandonion from German, from Heinrich Band, 19th century German musician, its inventor + German -on- (as in harmonika harmonica, accordion, from English harmonica) + -ion (as in akkordion accordion); bandoneon, from Spanish bandoneón, from German bandonion

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