ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Goombay

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Goombay is a noun meaning (music, dance, Bahamas, countable) A type of traditional Bahamian drum.

Meaning

(music, dance, Bahamas, countable) A type of traditional Bahamian drum.

More Meanings

  1. (music, dance, Bahamas, uncountable) A genre of folk music played with this drum.
  2. (music, dance, Bahamas) A dance associated with this music genre.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gombay, gumba, goombah, toombah, gombey, boula.

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