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gombay

gombay is the alternative form of goombay.

Meaning of goombay

Noun

goombay (countable and uncountable, plural goombays)

  1. (Bahamas, countable) A type of traditional Bahamian drum.
  2. (Bahamas, uncountable) A genre of folk music played with this drum.
  3. (Bahamas) A dance associated with this music genre.

Forms of gombay

pluralgombays

Questions about gombay

What is gombay the alternative form of?
Gombay is the alternative form of goombay.

Words near gombay in the dictionary

  1. gomasta
  2. gomastah
  3. gomastahs
  4. gomastas
  5. Gomati
  6. gombay
  7. gombays
  8. Gombe
  9. gombeen
  10. gombeenism
  11. gombeenman

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