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boula

boula noun: any of various Caribbean drums.

Noun

boula (plural boulas)

  1. Any of various Caribbean drums.
    • Instead of trap drums, his band features two drummers playing the island’s traditional boula and marké hand drums.2007 August 31, Jon Pareles, “Somber and Soulful World Fusion Meets Dance Club”, in New York Times

Forms of boula

pluralboulas

Questions about boula

What does boula mean?
Boula means any of various Caribbean drums.
What part of speech is boula?
Boula is a noun.
What is the plural of boula?
The plural of boula is boulas.

Words near boula in the dictionary

  1. Bouknight
  2. Bouknights
  3. bouks
  4. boukólos rule
  5. boul
  6. boula
  7. boulanger
  8. boulangerie
  9. boulangeries
  10. boulangerite
  11. boulangerites

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