Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gamb

/ɡæmb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: gamb
IPA: /ɡæmb/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The leg or shank, typically of an animal, especially of a lion, on a coat of arms, crest, etc.

noun

A person's leg; gam.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Vachell, Eng. a bull's gamb in pale, couped, argent. […] Vaughan of Littleton, Middlesex, a lion's gamb, or, holding a human heart, gules."
"[…] but Heavens above what a pair of gambs! Stems. What the vulgar call legs."

Etymology

From Middle French gambe (variant of jambe) from Late Latin gamba (hoof, leg, shank). Doublet of jamb, gamba, and gam.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: *kh₂em-, gambe, gamba

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡæmb/
British English: /ɡamb/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

gambs (plural) gambe (alternative)

Phrases

related terms of gamba

Frequently Paired Words

related terms of gamba

Questions

How do you pronounce gamb?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡæmb/.
What does gamb mean?: The leg or shank, typically of an animal, especially of a lion, on a coat of arms, crest, etc.
Where does gamb come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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