sgambetto

See also: sgambettò

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɡamˈbet.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: sgam‧bét‧to

Etymology 1

From s- (intensive prefix) +‎ gambetto (“trip”).

Noun

sgambetto m (plural sgambetti)

  1. trip (act of tripping someone)
    Synonym: gambetto
  2. kick (action of swinging the feet or legs)
Derived terms

Further reading
  • sgambetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sgambetto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sgambettare
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