gumby

noun

gum·​by

ˈgu̇mbē,

ˈgüm-

variants or less commonly gumbé

-ˌbā,

⸗ˈ⸗

plural gumbies also gumbés

: a drum made by stretching a skin over a piece of a hollowed tree and used especially in the West Indies

Word History

Etymology

of Bantu origin; akin to Kongo nkumbi ceremonial drum, Tshiluba nkumbi drum

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