Definitions for goombay

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goombay goom·bay

Spelling: [goo m-bey, goom-]

IPA: /ˈgʊm beɪ, ˈgum-/

Goombay is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 107 anagrams from letters in goombay (abgmooy).

Definitions for goombay

noun

1. the style of calypso music or rhythm popular in the Bahamas.

Origin of goombay

compare Jamaican English gombay a drum, said to be Kongo ŋgoma, ŋkumbi drum (or a cognate Bantu word)