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goombays

goombays is the plural 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.

Questions about goombays

What is goombays the plural of?
Goombays is the plural of goombay.

Words near goombays in the dictionary

  1. goombah
  2. goombahs
  3. Goombargana
  4. goombas
  5. goombay
  6. goombays
  7. goomer
  8. goomers
  9. gooms
  10. Goomtee
  11. Goomti

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