gambito
Spanish, noun/ɡamˈbito/
gambito is spelled G-A-M-B-I-T-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 113,469th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gambito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “gambit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sacrificio de uno o más peones o una pieza menor en la apertura, realizado con la intención de conseguir…”.
What does gambito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegambit
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sacrificio de uno o más peones o una pieza menor en la apertura, realizado con la intención de conseguir ventaja de desarrollo, oportunidades de ataque o ambas cosas. 2. Cualquier estratagema.^([cita requerida]) 3. Yate.^([cita requerida])
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 gambito
- gambitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gambito?
- /ɡamˈbito/
- [ɡãmˈbi.t̪o]
- [gãmˈbit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gambito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gambito in Spanish?
gambito appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).