gombey

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noun

A type of Bermudan performance involving dancers in brightly coloured costumes and masks, accompanied by a procession of drummers, traditionally performed during Boxing Day or on other festivals and celebrations.

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Meanings

gombey1

noungombey (plural gombeys)

plural gombeys

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gombey.

Gombey2

nounGombey (plural Gombeys)

plural Gombeys

  1. BermudaA type of Bermudan performance involving dancers in brightly coloured costumes and masks, accompanied by a procession of drummers, traditionally performed during Boxing Day or on other festivals and celebrations.
  2. BermudaA performer or dancer of the Gombey.

Origin

Related to or derived from goombay (“a type of traditional Bahamian drum; a genre of folk music played with this drum”).

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APA

gombey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gombey

MLA

“gombey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gombey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gombey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gombey.

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