GAMBADO

Etymology

Noun

gambado (plural gambados or gambadoes)

(usually plural) Either of a pair of protective leather gaiters on a saddle.

(in the plural) gamashes; spatterdashes

A gambade (leaping movement).

Verb

gambado (third-person singular simple present gambados, present participle gambadoing, simple past and past participle gambadoed)

(intransitive) To perform a gambade (leaping movement).

Source: Wiktionary



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