bendo

From German Band, French bande.

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• IPA^(key): [ˈbendo]
• Rhymes: -endo
• Hyphenation: ben‧do

bendo (accusative singular bendon, plural bendoj, accusative plural bendojn)

1. tape

• magneta bendo (“magnetic tape”)

Borrowed from English bando, but with a generalized meaning.

• IPA^(key): /bɛn.do/

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bendo m (plural bendos)

1. (slang) inferior living environment, banlieue, ghetto
   • 2018 July 6, “Puerto Rico”, in Elh Kmer (lyrics), Antidote:

     On quittera le ghetto pour un château
     Mais pour l’instant j’suis dans le bendo

     We'll leave the ghetto for a chateau
     But for now I'm on skid row

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.do/, /ˈben.do/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛndo, -endo
• Hyphenation: bèn‧do, bén‧do

bendo

1. first-person singular present indicative of bendare