goombay
noun
goombay is spelled G-O-O-M-B-A-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, goombay means “A type of traditional Bahamian drum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of goombay is goombays.
How many letters and syllables are in goombay?
| Letters | 7: G-O-O-M-B-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is goombay?
Goombay appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of goombay
- goombays plural
- gombay
- gombey
- gumba
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goombay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of traditional Bahamian drum.
- 2
A genre of folk music played with this drum.
- 3
A dance associated with this music genre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does goombay come from?
From a Caribbean dialect such as Bahamian Creole; compare Kongo nkombi, a type of drum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).