goombay
Americannoun
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Music.
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the style of calypso music or rhythm popular in the Bahamas.
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Also, goombay drum, a drum used in this genre of music, having a top made of goatskin or sheepskin and played by beating with the hands.
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Etymology
Origin of goombay
Compare Jamaican English gombay a drum, said to be < Kongo ŋgoma, ŋkumbi drum (or a cognate Bantu word)
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Famous for its goombay smash; finding it is half the fun.
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