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gumba

gumba is the alternative form of goombah.

gumba is the alternative form of goombay.

Meaning of goombah

Noun

goombah (plural goombahs)

  1. (US, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur) A person of Italian descent (often implies the person is connected to Italian organized crime)
  2. (US, slang) A companion, pal, close friend, or associate, especially among Italian-American men. It sometimes has the connotation of an older friend who acts as a patron, protector or adviser.

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 gumba

pluralgumbas

Questions about gumba

What is gumba the alternative form of?
Gumba is the alternative form of goombah.

Words near gumba in the dictionary

  1. gumastah
  2. gumastahs
  3. gumastas
  4. Gumatj
  5. Gumaz
  6. gumba
  7. gumbah
  8. gumbahs
  9. Gumbalie
  10. gumball
  11. gumball machine

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: gumba (page history and authors); goombah (page history and authors); goombay (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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