A bandanna is a brightly-coloured piece of cloth which is worn around a person's neck or head.
He was wearing a bright yellow T-shirt and a bandanna around his neck.
bandanna in British English
or bandana (bænˈdænə)
noun
a large silk or cotton handkerchief or neckerchief
Word origin
C18: from Hindi bāndhnū tie-dyeing, from bāndhnā to tie, from Sanskrit bandhnāti he ties
bandanna in American English
(bænˈdænə) or banˈdana (bænˈdænə)
noun
a large, colored handkerchief, usually with a figure or pattern
Word origin
Hindi bāndhnū, a method of dyeing < Sans bándhana-, tying (so named because the cloth is tied to prevent certain parts from receivingthe dye) < IE *bhendh-, bind