gambado

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UK/ɡæmˈbeɪ.dəʊ/

noun

Either of a pair of protective leather gaiters on a saddle.

OriginSpanish gamba →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

noungambado (plural gambados or gambadoes)

plural gambados · plural gambadoes

  1. plural normallyEither of a pair of protective leather gaiters on a saddle.
  2. in pluralgamashes; spatterdashes.

    His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps.

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  3. A gambade (leaping movement).
verbgambado (third-person singular simple present gambados, present participle gambadoing, simple past and past participle gambadoed)

present singular third person gambados · participle present gambadoing · participle past gambadoed · past gambadoed

  1. intransitiveTo perform a gambade (leaping movement).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gambade

Origin

  1. Spanishgamba“leg”
  2. Englishgambado

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

More words from Spanish

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Dagomba
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APA

gambado. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambado

MLA

“gambado.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambado. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gambado,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambado.

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