contrabando

/kontɾaˈbando/ · B2 · noun · m

contraband

contrabando — contraband

📦🚫 contra + bando = against the decree (goods that defy the ban)

Contrabando comes from contra (against) + bando (an official proclamation or edict). Contraband is whatever goes against the proclaimed rules, so smuggled or bootleg goods are literally against the decree.

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