The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bayamo \Ba*ya"mo\, n. (Meteor.) A violent thunder squall occurring on the south coast of Cuba, esp. near Bayamo. The gusts, called bayamo winds, are modified foehn winds.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A violent storm in the Caribbean 2 (context figuratively English) a violent force
Wikipedia
Bayamo is the capital city of the Granma Province of Cuba and one of the largest cities in the Oriente region.
A bayamo is a violent wind blowing from the land on the south coast of Cuba, especially near the Bight of Bayamo. It is also the namesake for Giddings and Webster's most popular tuba mouthpiece.
Usage examples of "bayamo".
Afterwards they sailed to the town of Bayamo with thirteen vessels and 700 men, but altering their plans, went to Sancti Spiritus, landed 300, plundered the town, cruelly treated both men and women, burnt the best houses, and wrecked and desecrated the church in which they had made their quarters.
To make sure there would be no relief columns from either Bayamo or Holguin, both Spanish strongholds, Garcia sealed off each road with two thousand troops.