sgambetto

See also: sgambettò

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From s- (intensive prefix) +‎ gambetto (“trip”).

Noun

sgambetto m (plural sgambetti)

1. trip (act of tripping someone)

   Synonym: gambetto

2. kick (action of swinging the feet or legs)

Derived terms

• sgambettare

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sgambetto

1. first-person singular present indicative of sgambettare