"gamba" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡamba/, [ˈɡãm.ba] Forms: gambas [plural]
Rhymes: -amba Etymology: Borrowed from Italian gamba or Vulgar Latin *gambarus, from Latin gammarus, cammarus (“lobster”), from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|it|gamba|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian gamba, {{bor+|es|it|gamba}} Borrowed from Italian gamba, {{der|es|VL.|*gambarus}} Vulgar Latin *gambarus, {{der|es|la|gammarus}} Latin gammarus, {{m|la|cammarus|t=lobster}} cammarus (“lobster”), {{der|es|grc|κάμμαρος}} Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} gamba f (plural gambas)
  1. (Spain) shrimp Tags: Spain, feminine Synonyms: camarón
    Sense id: en-gamba-es-noun-Qqc8-fJY Categories (other): Spanish Spanish
  2. (Spain, derogatory slang) butterface, prawn Tags: Spain, derogatory, feminine, slang Categories (topical): Seafood, Sexism
    Sense id: en-gamba-es-noun-nwSNr9tE Disambiguation of Seafood: 2 70 2 26 Disambiguation of Sexism: 1 88 1 9 Categories (other): Spanish Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hombre gamba, mujer gamba
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡamba/, [ˈɡãm.ba] Forms: gambas [plural]
Rhymes: -amba Etymology: Borrowed from Italian gamba, from Late Latin gamba. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|it|gamba|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian gamba, {{bor+|es|it|gamba}} Borrowed from Italian gamba, {{der|es|LL.|gamba}} Late Latin gamba Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} gamba f (plural gambas)
  1. (Argentina, colloquial) leg Tags: Argentina, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: pierna
    Sense id: en-gamba-es-noun-x8j8kau4 Categories (other): Argentinian Spanish
  2. (Chile, colloquial) 100 pesos Tags: Chile, colloquial, feminine Categories (lifeform): Crustaceans
    Sense id: en-gamba-es-noun-wKVxlZTh Disambiguation of Crustaceans: 6 23 6 64 Categories (other): Chilean Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 11 2 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hacer la gamba, meter la gamba
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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