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gambit

/ˈɡæmbɪt/GAM-bit
/ˈɡæmbɪt/GAM-bit

Meaningthe leg

Common meaning: an opening move

Journey through time

  1. Italiangamba‘the leg’source
  2. Italianmeaning shiftsthe leg → a tripping upgambetto‘a tripping up’source
  3. Frenchgambitsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa tripping up → an opening movegambit‘an opening move’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Italian gamba ‘the leg’.

Roots

  • gamba Italian “the leg”

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