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gambado

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡæmˈbeɪ.dəʊ/

Noun

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gambado (plural gambados or gambadoes)

  1. (usually in the plural) Either of a pair of protective leather gaiters on a saddle.
  2. (in the plural) gamashes; spatterdashes.
  3. A gambade (leaping movement).

Verb

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gambado (third-person singular simple present gambados, present participle gambadoing, simple past and past participle gambadoed)

  1. (intransitive) To perform a gambade (leaping movement).