gamba
gamba noun: a rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the sound to that of a viola da gamba. Also the abbreviation of viola da gamba.
Noun (1)
gamba (plural gambas)
- A rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the sound to that of a viola da gamba.
Noun (2)
gamba
- The metacarpus or metatarsus of ruminants, etc.
Noun (3)
gamba (countable and uncountable, plural gambas)
- Gambling.
- Start a prediction on it. We want gamba!
Proper noun capitalized: Gamba
Gamba (plural Gambas)
- A surname from Italian.
Also used as
gamba is also the abbreviation of viola da gamba.
Forms of gamba
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gambas |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Gambas |
Origin of gamba
From viola da gamba, ultimately from Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gam, gamb, jamb, and jambe.
Learned borrowing from Latin gamba (“leg”); compare gambol. Doublet of gam, gamb, jamb, and jambe.
Alteration of gamble.
Phrases with gamba
Questions about gamba
- What does gamba mean?
- Gamba means a rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the sound to that of a viola da gamba.
- What part of speech is gamba?
- Gamba can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of gamba?
- The plural of gamba is gambas.
Words near gamba in the dictionary
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