gambetto

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Italian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

gambitto (chess)

Etymology[edit]

gamba (“leg”) +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡamˈbet.to/
Rhymes: -etto
Hyphenation: gam‧bét‧to

Noun[edit]

gambetto m (plural gambetti)

trip (act of tripping someone)
Synonym: sgambetto
(chess) gambit (used by a white).
Synonym: gambitto

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

→ English: gambit
→ Catalan: gambit
→ Spanish: gambito

Further reading[edit]

gambetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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