gambetto

Italian

Alternative forms

• gambitto (chess)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gambetto m (plural gambetti)

1. trip (act of tripping someone)

   Synonym: sgambetto

2. (chess) gambit (used by white)

   Synonym: gambitto

Derived terms

• controgambetto
• sgambetto

Descendants

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• gambotte