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gambol

Meaninga kick

Common meaning: run or jump about playfully

Journey through time

  1. Italiangambata‘a kick’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsa kick → a playful leapgambade‘a playful leap’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa playful leap → run or jump about playfullygambol‘run or jump about playfully’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Italian gambata ‘a kick’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), entry GAMBOL, p. 206 · dictionary scan

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