gamba

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gamba
feminine noun
1prawn (animal), shrimp (United States)
2(informal)
  • meter la gamba -> to put one's foot in it

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gamba [gam’-bah]
noun
1Prawn. (Zoology) (f)

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gamba
sustantivo:femenino
1 (marisco) prawn
cóctel de gambas prawn cocktail
2 (muy_familiar) (pierna) leg
meter la gamba to put one's foot in it; (familiar)
3 (anticuado) (muy_familiar) 100 pesetas
media gamba 50 pesetas

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