Goombay

noun

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Definitions

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

Etymology

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

Related phrases

folk music

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