goombay

English edit

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goombay

Alternative forms edit

gombay, gombey, gumba

Etymology edit

Afro-Caribbean dialects; compare Kongo nkombi, a type of drum.

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Noun edit

goombay (countable and uncountable, plural goombays)

(music, dance, Bahamas, countable) A type of traditional Bahamian drum.
(music, dance, Bahamas, uncountable) A genre of folk music played with this drum.
(music, dance, Bahamas) A dance associated with this music genre.

Related terms edit

gumbe

References edit

John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “goombay, n.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

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