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Italian
Etymology
Diminutive of gamba.
Noun
gambetta f (plural gambette)
- a little leg
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian gambetto. Doublet of gambit.
Pronunciation
Noun
gambetta f (plural gambetti)
- trip (act of tripping someone)
- ta gambetta lil […] ― to make (someone) trip
- ta gambetta ― to let (someone) down
- Tani gambetta u waqqani mal-art. ― He made me trip and fall.
- (chess) gambit
- Alternative form: gambit