gambero

Italian

Alternative forms

• gambaro (archaic or dialectal)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin gambarus, from Latin gammarus, cammarus, from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡam.be.ro/
• Rhymes: -ambero
• Hyphenation: gàm‧be‧ro

Noun

gambero m (plural gamberi)

1. prawn

   Hypernym: crostaceo

Derived terms

• gamberana
• gamberello
• gamberetto
• gambero di fiume
• gambero di mare
• gambero imperiale

 

Descendants

• → Arabic: قَمْبَرِيّ (qambariyy)
• → Hijazi Arabic: قَمْبَري (gambari)
• → Tunisian Arabic: ڨمبري (gumbri)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Bergamo, embargo