goombay

[ goom-bey, goom- ]

noun
  1. the style of calypso music or rhythm popular in the Bahamas.

Origin of goombay

1
Compare Jamaican English gombay a drum, said to be <Kongo ŋgoma, ŋkumbi drum (or a cognate Bantu word)

Words Nearby goombay

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