Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bamboula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bam-boula
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drum made from giant bamboo.

noun

A dance accompanied by such drums.

Example Sentences

"At the great bamboulas and fêtes the gourou is much used."
"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."

Etymology

From a French creole.

Inflected Forms

bamboulas (plural)

Questions

What does bamboula mean?: A drum made from giant bamboo.
Where does bamboula come from?: From a French creole.

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