Noun: gamba
Gender: f
Hyphenation: gam‧ba
| Singular f | gamba |
| Plural f | gambas |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like gamba
enlatadora,
gencianilla,
paletada,
interneurona,
palestra,
quinacridona,
uridina,
bacinilla,
sopaipilla,
histerectomía,
desaveniencia,
baicaleína,
mesanina,
delicatessen,
hipertrigliceridemia,
teleasistencia,
sequía,
serifa,
seroja,
sesera, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Borrowed from Catalan gamba, from Late Latin *gambarus, from Latin gammarus / cammarus (“lobster”), from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros).
2. Sense 3 comes from the old 100 Chilean pesos banknote having the color of a shrimp. See: Catalan Nouns '
gamba', Latin Nouns '
gammarus', Ancient Greek Nouns '
κάμμαρος'.
Verbs referencing "gamba"
French Nouns
gamba, English Nouns
gambado, German Nouns
Gamba.
Translations