junkanoo

plural junkanoos · alternative Joncanoe · alternative Jonkonnu · alternative jonkonnu · alternative Junkanoo

1. countableuncountableA parade held in the Bahamas.
2. countableuncountableentertainmentA style of goombay traditionally played on goatskin drums and cowbells during the parade.

   Rafael sang from his stuffings, the beat swirled, the brass blasted, and in a three-month period, America bought a bargeful of the Munings' "junkanoo" sound.

   1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 274

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   Junkanoo also became established among expatriate Bahamian communities, notably in Miami and Toronto, where Junkanoo bands were to be seen at the Orange Bowl and Caribana parades respectively.

   2000, Michael Craton, Gail Saunders, A History of the Bahamian People, University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, page 490

plural Junkanoos

1. Alternative letter-case form of junkanoo.