bamboula
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English
Etymology
From a French creole.
Noun
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
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
bamboula m (plural bamboulas)
Noun
bamboula f (plural bamboulas)
Descendants
- → German: Bambule
Further reading
- “bamboula”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
bamboula on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
