goombay [goo m-bey, goom-] Word Origin noun
- 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)
goombay [goo m-bey, goom-] Word Origin noun
Origin of goombay compare Jamaican English gombay a drum, said to be Kongo ŋgoma, ŋkumbi drum (or a cognate Bantu word)