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bandolera

Spanish, noun/bandoˈleɾa/

bandolera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “shoulder bag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of bandolero. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Correa que cruza por el pecho y la espalda desde desde el hombro izquierdo hasta la cadera derecha, que lleva…”.

What does bandolera mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineshoulder bag

noun

  1. 1

    femininefemale equivalent of bandolero

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Correa que cruza por el pecho y la espalda desde desde el hombro izquierdo hasta la cadera derecha, que lleva un gancho para colgar un arma de fuego.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of bandolera

  • bandoleras plural
  • bandolero masculine
  • bandoleros masculine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce bandolera?

  • /bandoˈleɾa/
  • [bãn̪.d̪oˈle.ɾa]
  • [bãn̪d̪oˈleɾa]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to bandolera

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is bandolera in Spanish?

bandolera appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).