goombay

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7

Definition of goombay

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Bahamas, countable)A type of traditional Bahamian drum.
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noun

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

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Etymology

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

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