pandour

pan·dour

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pan-doo r]
- /ˈpæn dʊər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pan-doo r]
- /ˈpæn dʊər/

Definitions of pandour word

noun pandour History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty. 1
noun pandour a brutal, marauding soldier. 1
noun pandour one of an 18th-century force of Croatian soldiers in the Austrian service, notorious for their brutality 0
noun pandour a member of a force of 18th-cent. Croatian soldiers in the Austrian army, noted for their brutality 0
noun pandour any brutal soldier 0

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Origin of pandour

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

1740-50; < French pandour(e) ≪ Serbo-Croatian pàndūr community or city policeman, pandour, probably < Hungarian pandúr < Slavic *pǫdarĭ (> Serbo-Croatian pùdār one who guards a vineyard), derivative of *pǫditi to drive off, frighten; the Serbo-Croatian variant bàndūr (17th century) may result from crossing with Medieval Latin banderia or Italian bandiera troop, literally, banner

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Parts of speech for Pandour

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pandour popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pandour usage trend in Literature

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