gambo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- rib noun One of the curved bones that run from the spine around toward the breastbone, forming the cage that protects the chest.
- shank noun The lower leg, between the knee and the ankle, in people or animals.
- stalk noun The stem of a plant, or a similar stem-like part.
- stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
Senses
gambo is used for these senses in English:
- pedicel (botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster.
- rib A stalk of celery.
- shank A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
- stem A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
- stem A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
rib — full definition
- noun One of the curved bones that run from the spine around toward the breastbone, forming the cage that protects the chest.
- noun A cut of meat that still has one or more rib bones in it.
- noun A supporting structural piece shaped like a rib, such as in a ship's hull, an aircraft wing, or an umbrella.
- verb To tease someone in a friendly, good-natured way.
shank — full definition
- noun The lower leg, between the knee and the ankle, in people or animals.
- noun The narrow shaft or stem of a tool or object, such as a key, drill bit, or fishhook.
- verb In golf, to accidentally hit the ball with the part of the club head nearest the shaft, sending it off at a bad angle.