English

Noun

gamba ‎(plural gambas)

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

Catalan

Noun

gamba f ‎(plural gambes)

1. leg

Noun

gamba f ‎(plural gambes)

1. shrimp

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

gamba f ‎(plural gamba's, diminutive gambaatje n)

1. viola da gamba
2. prawn

Synonyms

• knieviool

Derived terms

• gambist

French

Noun

gamba f ‎(plural gambas)

1. large prawn

Gooniyandi

Noun

gamba

1. water

   yoowarni gamba : one serving of water

2. wet season
3. year (because years are measured from one wet season to the next)

   yoowarni gamba : one year

References

• William B. McGregor, A Functional Grammar of Gooniyandi (1990, ISBN 9027282056), page 260

Interlingua

Noun

gamba ‎(plural gambas)

1. leg

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek κάμπη ‎(kámpē), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- ‎(“to bend; crooked”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡamba]

Noun

gamba f ‎(plural gambe)

1. leg (from knee to ankle)
2. leg (of furniture)
3. stroke (of a letter)

Derived terms

• in gamba

Related terms

• gambaccia
• gambacorta
• gambale
• gambata
• gambetta
• gambona
• gambuccia
• viola da gamba

See also

• coscia
• piede

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian gamba or Vulgar Latin *gambarus, from Latin gammarus, cammarus ‎(“lobster”), from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος ‎(kámmaros).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gam‧ba

Noun

gamba f (plural gambas)

1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

Synonyms

• camarão

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian gamba or Vulgar Latin *gambarus, from Latin gammarus, cammarus ‎(“lobster”), from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος ‎(kámmaros).

Noun

gamba f ‎(plural gambas)

1. (Argentina) leg
2. (Spain) shrimp
3. (Chile, colloquial) 100 pesos

Synonyms

• (leg): pierna
• (shrimp): camarón (Latin America)

Swahili

Noun

gamba (ma class, plural magamba)

1. bark (of a tree)
2. skin (of a scaly animal)
3. scale (of an animal)
4. armor
5. shell

See also

• ngozi