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gamba

/ˈɡamba/

noun, feminine/ˈɡamba/plural: gambas

shrimp; butterface, prawn; 100 pesos

Synonyms: camarón

Borrowed from Catalan gamba, from Late Latin *gambarus, from Latin gammarus / cammarus (“lobster”), from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros). Sense 3 comes from the old 100 Chilean pesos banknote having the color of a shrimp.

noun, feminine/ˈɡamba/plural: gambas

leg; human foot

Synonyms: pierna, pie

Borrowed from Italian gamba, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin gamba, camba (“leg”), from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “bending”).