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bando.

faction, party, side

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbando/[ˈban̪.d̪ʊ]
  1. faction, party, side

    masculine
  2. group

    masculine
  3. flock

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese bando, from banda (“side; party”), probably from Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐍉 (bandwō).

noun/ˈbando/[ˈban̪.d̪ʊ]
  1. edict

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Spanish bando, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“ban, curse, order, banishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say”). More at English ban.

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