"goombay" meaning in All languages combined

See goombay on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: goombays [plural], gombay [alternative], gombey [alternative], gumba [alternative]
Etymology: Afro-Caribbean dialects; compare Kongo nkombi, a type of drum. Etymology templates: {{cog|kg|nkombi}} Kongo nkombi Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} goombay (countable and uncountable, plural goombays)
  1. (music, dance, Bahamas, countable) A type of traditional Bahamian drum. Tags: Bahamas, countable
    Sense id: en-goombay-en-noun-cSS51yNQ Categories (other): Bahaman English, Dance, Music Topics: dance, dancing, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, music, sports
  2. (music, dance, Bahamas, uncountable) A genre of folk music played with this drum. Tags: Bahamas, uncountable
    Sense id: en-goombay-en-noun-zn1nhzVF Categories (other): Bahaman English, Dance, Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Musical genres, Percussion instruments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 42 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 45 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 46 25 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 18 47 35 Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 28 49 24 Topics: dance, dancing, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, music, sports
  3. (music, dance, Bahamas) A dance associated with this music genre. Tags: Bahamas, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-goombay-en-noun-cS6ah4pG Categories (other): Bahaman English, Dance, Music Topics: dance, dancing, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, music, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gumbe

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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