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gambado

  • /ɡæmˈbeɪ.dəʊ/ UK

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From Italian or Spanish gamba (“leg”). See gambol.

noun gambados · gambadoes

  1. plural normally Either of a pair of protective leather gaiters on a saddle.
  2. in plural gamashes; spatterdashes. His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps.
  3. A gambade (leaping movement).

verb gambados · gambadoing · gambadoed

  1. intransitive To perform a gambade (leaping movement).

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"gambado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gambado. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gambado. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gambado

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"gambado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gambado.

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@misc{gambado_2026,
  title = {gambado},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gambado},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}