Definitions For Goombay

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.

References

{{R:OED2, goombay, n.}}

Alternative forms

gombey gumba

Etymology

Afro-Caribbean dialects; compare {{cog, kg, nkombi}}, a type of drum.

Is Goombay a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
17

The word Goombay is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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