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Gamboa

Gamboa proper noun: a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Proper noun

Gamboa (plural Gamboas)

  1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
    • Nonetheless, a spokesperson for Donald Trump’s administration – which has aimed to deport as many people as possible from the US since his second presidency started in January – maintained in a statement that the medical treatment Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel received before his death was better...2025 November 4, Ramon Antonio Vargas, “Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state”, in The Guardian

Forms of Gamboa

pluralGamboas

Origin of Gamboa

Borrowed from Spanish Gamboa, from Basque Ganboa.

Questions about Gamboa

What does Gamboa mean?
Gamboa means a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
What part of speech is Gamboa?
Gamboa is a proper noun.

Words near Gamboa in the dictionary

  1. gambling joint
  2. gambling joints
  3. gamblings
  4. Gamblins
  5. gambo
  6. Gamboa
  7. Gamboas
  8. gambodic acid
  9. gamboes
  10. gamboge
  11. gambogenic

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