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bombas

bombas is the plural of bomba.

Meaning of bomba

Noun

bomba (countable and uncountable, plural bombas)

  1. A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from Puerto Rico.
    • This eclectic group is dedicated to preserving the Puerto Rican traditions of bomba and plena, two drum-focused (and African-derived) forms of traditional dance music.2009 January 23, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

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Proper noun capitalized: Bombas

Bombas

  1. (plural) plural of Bomba

Questions about bombas

What is bombas the plural of?
Bombas is the plural of bomba.
What part of speech is bombas?
Bombas is a proper noun.

Words near bombas in the dictionary

  1. bombardo
  2. bombardon
  3. bombardons
  4. bombardos
  5. bombards
  6. bombas
  7. Bombasa
  8. bombase
  9. bombased
  10. bombases
  11. bombasin

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