gambado (1)EnglishOxford New American Dictionarygambado1 /ɡamˈbāˌdō, , ɡæmˈbeɪˌdoʊ , ɡamˈbäˌdō, ɡæmˈbɑˌdoʊ / (also gambade /-ˈbād, -ˈbäd/) ▸ noun (plural gambados or gambadoes) a leap or bound, especially an exaggerated one. – ORIGIN early 19th century : from Spanish gambada, from gamba ‘leg’.