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"Gambas" is a form of "gamba", a noun which is often translated as "shrimp". "Gulas" is a form of "gula", a noun which is often translated as "gluttony". Learn more about the difference between "gambas" and "gulas" below.
la gamba(
gahm
-
bah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (animal)
a. shrimp (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
En el océano existen diversos tipos de gambas.There are various kinds of shrimps in the ocean.
b. prawn (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Las gambas nacen siendo machos y cambian de sexo más tarde.Prawns are born male and change sex later on.
2. (culinary)
a. shrimp (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Pedí un delicioso cóctel de gambas.I ordered a delicious shrimp cocktail.
b. prawn (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Me das la receta de las gambas al ajillo?Can you give me the recipe for garlic prawns?
3. (colloquial) (limb)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. leg
Vaya gambas que tiene; tan largas y delgaduchas.Those are some legs she has; so long and skinny.
la gula(
goo
-
lah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. gluttony
La gula es uno de los siete pecados capitales.Gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins.
Me estoy comiendo esto por gula, porque ya estoy lleno.I'm eating this out of gluttony, because I'm full already.
b. greed
Me la pasé el día comiendo solo por gula y aburrimiento.I ate all day long out of sheer greed and boredom.
