"goombay" meaning in All languages combined

See goombay on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: goombays [plural]
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 Categories (topical): Dance, Music
    Sense id: en-goombay-en-noun-cSS51yNQ Categories (other): Bahaman English 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 Categories (topical): Dance, Music, Musical genres, Percussion instruments
    Sense id: en-goombay-en-noun-zn1nhzVF Disambiguation of Musical genres: 15 64 21 Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 18 66 16 Categories (other): Bahaman English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 51 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 50 23 Topics: dance, dancing, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, music, sports
  3. (music, dance, Bahamas) A dance associated with this music genre. Tags: Bahamas, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dance, Music
    Sense id: en-goombay-en-noun-cS6ah4pG Categories (other): Bahaman English Topics: dance, dancing, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, music, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gombay, gombey, gumba Related terms: gumbe

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