"gamba" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡam.ba/ Forms: gambe [plural], gambétta [diminutive], gambìna [diminutive], gambìno [diminutive, masculine], gambóna [augmentative], gambóne [augmentative, masculine], gambàccia [pejorative]
Rhymes: -amba Etymology: From Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|LL.|gamba}} Late Latin gamba, {{der|it|grc|καμπή}} Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ), {{der|it|ine-pro|*kamp-|t=to bend; crooked}} Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f|aug=gambóna,gambóne<g:m>|dim=gambétta,gambìna,gambìno<g:m>|end_derog=gambùccia|pej=gambàccia}} gamba f (plural gambe, diminutive gambétta or gambìna or gambìno m, augmentative gambóna or gambóne m, pejorative gambàccia, endearing-derogatory gambùccia)
  1. leg Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gamba-it-noun-x8j8kau4
  2. leg (from knee to ankle), shank Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-gamba-it-noun-ycetnJWM Disambiguation of Anatomy: 15 51 19 15 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 8 42 41 8 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 3 45 49 3
  3. leg (of furniture) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gamba-it-noun-OPalvdvk Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 8 42 41 8 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 3 45 49 3
  4. stroke (of a letter) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gamba-it-noun-Em7q7MBg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gambetto, in gamba Related terms: gambaccia, gambacorta, gambale, gambata, gambetta, gambona, gambuccia, viola da gamba, coscia

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gambetto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "in gamba"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "gam",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: gam",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "gamba"
          },
          "expansion": "gamba",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: gam; gamba"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "io",
            "2": "gambo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ido: gambo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ido: gambo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "gamba"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin gamba",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "καμπή"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "t": "to bend; crooked"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gambe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gambétta",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gambìna",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gambìno",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gambóna",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gambóne",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gambàccia",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "aug": "gambóna,gambóne<g:m>",
        "dim": "gambétta,gambìna,gambìno<g:m>",
        "end_derog": "gambùccia",
        "pej": "gambàccia"
      },
      "expansion": "gamba f (plural gambe, diminutive gambétta or gambìna or gambìno m, augmentative gambóna or gambóne m, pejorative gambàccia, endearing-derogatory gambùccia)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "gàm‧ba"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gambaccia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gambacorta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gambale"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gambata"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gambetta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gambona"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gambuccia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "viola da gamba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "coscia"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "leg"
      ],
      "id": "en-gamba-it-noun-x8j8kau4",
      "links": [
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 42 41 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 45 49 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 51 19 15",
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          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "it:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "leg (from knee to ankle), shank"
      ],
      "id": "en-gamba-it-noun-ycetnJWM",
      "links": [
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ],
        [
          "shank",
          "shank"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 42 41 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 45 49 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "leg (of furniture)"
      ],
      "id": "en-gamba-it-noun-OPalvdvk",
      "links": [
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stroke (of a letter)"
      ],
      "id": "en-gamba-it-noun-Em7q7MBg",
      "links": [
        [
          "stroke",
          "stroke"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡam.ba/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-amba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gamba"
}
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    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Italian terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Italian terms inherited from Late Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:Italian/amba",
    "Rhymes:Italian/amba/2 syllables",
    "it:Anatomy",
    "sw:Anatomy",
    "sw:Armor",
    "sw:Botany",
    "sw:Zoology"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gambetto"
    },
    {
      "word": "in gamba"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "gam",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: gam",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "gamba"
          },
          "expansion": "gamba",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: gam; gamba"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "io",
            "2": "gambo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ido: gambo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ido: gambo"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "gamba"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "καμπή"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "t": "to bend; crooked"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gambe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gambétta",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gambìna",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gambìno",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gambóna",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gambóne",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gambàccia",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "aug": "gambóna,gambóne<g:m>",
        "dim": "gambétta,gambìna,gambìno<g:m>",
        "end_derog": "gambùccia",
        "pej": "gambàccia"
      },
      "expansion": "gamba f (plural gambe, diminutive gambétta or gambìna or gambìno m, augmentative gambóna or gambóne m, pejorative gambàccia, endearing-derogatory gambùccia)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "gàm‧ba"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "gambaccia"
    },
    {
      "word": "gambacorta"
    },
    {
      "word": "gambale"
    },
    {
      "word": "gambata"
    },
    {
      "word": "gambetta"
    },
    {
      "word": "gambona"
    },
    {
      "word": "gambuccia"
    },
    {
      "word": "viola da gamba"
    },
    {
      "word": "coscia"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "leg"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "leg (from knee to ankle), shank"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ],
        [
          "shank",
          "shank"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "leg (of furniture)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stroke (of a letter)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stroke",
          "stroke"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡam.ba/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-amba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gamba"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: endearing-derogatory gambùccia",
  "path": [
    "gamba"
  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "gamba",
  "trace": ""
}

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