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gamba¹

Where it comes from

From viola da gamba, ultimately from Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gam, gamb, jamb, and jambe.

noun gambas

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of viola da gamba
  2. A rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the sound to that of a viola da gamba.

gamba²

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin gamba (“leg”); compare gambol. Doublet of gam, gamb, jamb, and jambe.

noun

  1. The metacarpus or metatarsus of ruminants, etc.

gamba³

Where it comes from

Alteration of gamble.

noun gambas

  1. countable, uncountable Gambling. Start a prediction on it. We want gamba!

Gamba⁴

Where it comes from

From the Italian surname, from the noun gamba (“leg”).

proper noun Gambas

  1. A surname from Italian.

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@misc{gamba_2026,
  title = {gamba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gamba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}