gambeta
Spanish, noun/ɡamˈbeta/
gambeta is spelled G-A-M-B-E-T-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 103,935th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gambeta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “dribbling, dribble” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Paso de danza en que se cruzan y descruzan las piernas en el aire”.
What does gambeta mean in English?
noun
- 1
Latin-Americafemininedribbling, dribble
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Paso de danza en que se cruzan y descruzan las piernas en el aire. 2. Por extensión, gesto o dicho artificioso y afectado. 3. Aire de doma en que el caballo da varios brincos con las patas traseras, sin apoyar en ningún momento las delanteras en el suelo. 4. Movimiento rápido que se hace para cambiar de dirección, eludir un golpe o evitar una caída.
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 gambeta
- gambetas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gambeta?
- /ɡamˈbeta/
- [ɡãmˈbe.t̪a]
- [gãmˈbet̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gambeta in Spanish?
gambeta appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).