banda de guerra

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “war band”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbanda de ˈɡera/ [ˌbãn̪.d̪a ð̞e ˈɣ̞e.ra]
• Syllabification: ban‧da de gue‧rra

Noun

banda de guerra f (plural bandas de guerra)

1. (El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile) a music band, normally of an educative institution, that features wind (including brass) and percussive instruments

Further reading

• “banda”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010