bamboula
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a French creole.
Noun[edit]
bamboula (plural bamboulas)
- A drum made from giant bamboo.
- A dance accompanied by such drums.
- 2008, Ned Sublette, The World That Made New Orleans, Lawrence Hill Books, published 2009, page 74:
- The British colonies did not permit these dances, so the calinda and the bamboula did not flourish in the plantation societies of Virginia and Carolina.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bamboula m (plural bamboulas)
Noun[edit]
bamboula f (plural bamboulas)
Descendants[edit]
- → German: Bambule
Further reading[edit]
- “bamboula”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- bamboula on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
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