Home › Words › G › goombaygoombaygoombay means A type of traditional Bahamian drum.EtymologyFrom a Caribbean dialect such as Bahamian Creole; compare Kongo nkombi, a type of drum.nounA type of traditional Bahamian drum.A genre of folk music played with this drum.A dance associated with this music genre.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.boula 62% match — Any of various Caribbean drums. vs goombay →bemba 60% match — A member of an African tribe inhabiting parts of Zambia, Zaire, Tanzania and Malawi. vs goombay →raboday 59% match — A genre of drum music from Haiti vs goombay →bamboula 58% match — A drum made from giant bamboo. vs goombay →gumbe 58% match — A style of music from Guinea-Bissau which is primarily vocal and percussive. vs goombay →bomba 58% match — A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from Puerto Rico. vs goombay →dumbek 57% match — A Middle Eastern goblet drum. vs goombay →drumbeat 57% match — The beating of a drum. vs goombay →