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boula

boula

English

Noun

boula (plural boulas)

  1. (music) Any of various Caribbean drums.
    • 2007 August 31, Jon Pareles, “Somber and Soulful World Fusion Meets Dance Club”, in New York Times:
      Instead of trap drums, his band features two drummers playing the island’s traditional boula and marké hand drums.

French

Pronunciation

Verb

boula

  1. third-person singular past historic of bouler

Gallo

Etymology

From Old French boul, from Vulgar Latin betullus, from Latin betulla.

Noun

boula m

  1. birch