goombay
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Afro-Caribbean dialects; compare Kongo nkombi, a type of drum.
Noun
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.
References
- “goombay, n.” in John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors, The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
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