plural bombas
Definition of bomba
1
: a traditional Puerto Rican drum consisting of a barrel with a goatskin head
2
: a genre of Puerto Rican dance accompanied by drums and other percussion
also
: a song sung by a soloist and chorus to accompany a bomba
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The first known use of bomba was in 1951
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