goombay

== English == === Alternative forms === gombay, gombey, gumba === Etymology === From a Caribbean dialect such as Bahamian Creole; compare Kongo nkombi, a type of drum. === Pronunciation === === Noun === goombay (countable and uncountable, plural goombays) (music, dance, Bahamas, countable) A type of traditional Bahamian drum. (music, dance, Bahamas, uncountable) A genre of folk music played with this drum. (music, dance, Bahamas) A dance associated with this music genre. ==== Related terms ==== gumbe ==== References ==== John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “goombay, n.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.