bandera
/banˈdeɾa/ · B1 · noun · f
flag
🚩 Etymology: a banda (band) is a group, and a flag is what a band rallies around
Bandera comes from banda, a troop or band of soldiers, which goes back to Gothic bandwa, meaning a sign. A bandera was the sign a band followed. English banner comes from the same root. To remember it, link banner to band to bandera.