Bordonua
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![A plan of the body shape of a Bordonua, with the typical triple sound holes.](/Images/godic/202501/01/Bordonua_plan0502.png")
The Bordonua (Bordonúa) is a large, deep body (sound-boxes are usually 6 inches (15 cm) deep) bass guitar which is native to Puerto Rico. They are made using several different shapes and sizes.
The Bordonúa is the least common of the three stringed instruments that make up the Puerto Rican orquesta jibara (i.e., the Cuatro, the Tiple and the Bordonúa).