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bamboula

bamboula noun: a drum made from giant bamboo.

Noun

bamboula (plural bamboulas)

  1. A drum made from giant bamboo.
  2. A dance accompanied by such drums.
    • At the great bamboulas and fêtes the gourou is much used.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 107
    • The British colonies did not permit these dances, so the calinda and the bamboula did not flourish in the plantation societies of Virginia and Carolina.2008, Ned Sublette, The World That Made New Orleans, Lawrence Hill Books, published 2009, page 74

Forms of bamboula

pluralbamboulas

Origin of bamboula

From a French creole.

Questions about bamboula

What does bamboula mean?
Bamboula means a drum made from giant bamboo.
What part of speech is bamboula?
Bamboula is a noun.
What is the plural of bamboula?
The plural of bamboula is bamboulas.

Words near bamboula in the dictionary

  1. bambosh
  2. bamboshed
  3. bamboshes
  4. bamboshing
  5. bambou
  6. bamboula
  7. bamboulas
  8. Bambra
  9. bambu
  10. Bambuba
  11. bambuco

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