goombay

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goombay

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From a Caribbean dialect such as Bahamian Creole; compare Kongo nkombi, a type of drum.

noun goombays · gombay · gombey · gumba

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

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@misc{goombay_2026,
  title = {goombay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/goombay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}