Gamba

See also: gamba

English

Etymology

From the Italian surname, from the noun gamba (“leg”).

Proper noun

Gamba (plural Gambas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gamba is the 25849^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 952 individuals. Gamba is most common among White (69.01%) and Hispanic/Latino (24.89%) individuals.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gamba and Catalan gamba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡämbɐ]

Noun

Gamba f (genitive Gamba, plural Gambas) (uncommon)

1. shrimp

   Synonyms: Shrimp, Krevette, Garnele, Krabbe

Declension

Declension of Gamba [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gamba	die	Gambas
genitive	einer	der	Gamba	der	Gambas
dative	einer	der	Gamba	den	Gambas
accusative	eine	die	Gamba	die	Gambas

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Gamba, from gamba (“leg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡamba/ [ˈɡãm.ba]
• Rhymes: -amba
• Syllabification: Gam‧ba

Proper noun

Gamba m or f by sense

1. a surname from Italian