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gamba.

shrimp (decapod crustacean)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɐ̃.bɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɐ̃.bɐ/Portugal
  1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

    feminine
  2. shrimp (decapod crustacean) deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris)

    feminine
  3. viola da gamba

    feminine
  4. ugly old woman

    derogatory · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Italian gamba or Vulgar Latin *gambarus, from Latin cammarus, gammarus (“lobster”), from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros).

noun/ˈɡɐ̃.bɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɐ̃.bɐ/Portugal
  1. servant

    Angola · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kimbundu ngamba.

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