gamba
Spanish, noun/ˈɡamba/
gamba is spelled G-A-M-B-A (5 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 27,880th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gamba is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “shrimp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pata (extremidad)”.
What does gamba mean in English?
noun
- 1
Spainfeminineshrimp
- 2
Spainderogatoryfeminineslangbutterface, prawn
- 3
colloquialfeminine100 pesos
noun
- 1
colloquialfeminineleg
- 2
colloquialfemininehuman foot
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pata (extremidad). 2. En especial, gamba₁ del ser humano. 3. Cien unidades de una divisa. 4. Lateral vertical que se encuentra a cada lado de un vano, y sobre el que descansa el dintel o arco.
adjective: 1. Bien dispuesto a ayudar o a prestar compañía.
noun: 1. Cualquiera de numerosas especies de crustáceos marinos, decápodos, del infraorden de los carídeos, de pequeño tamaño y apreciados como alimento.
adjective: 1. Vivaz y burlón, pero bienintencionado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gamba
- gambas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gamba?
- /ˈɡamba/
- [ˈɡãm.ba]
- [ˈgãmba]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gamba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gamba in Spanish?
gamba appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).