gambetta

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Diminutive of gamba.

Noun[edit]

gambetta f (plural gambette)

  1. a little leg

Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian gambetto. Doublet of gambit.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gambetta f (plural gambetti)

  1. trip (act of tripping someone)
    ta gambetta lil […] ― to make (someone) trip
    ta gambetta ― to let (someone) down
    Tani gambetta u waqqani mal-art. ― He made me trip and fall.
  2. (chess) gambit
    Alternative form: gambit
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