gamba — meaning in English

English meaning

• opossum noun Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.
• shrimp noun A small, edible, long-tailed crustacean with slender legs.
• skunk noun A small black-and-white North American mammal that sprays a foul-smelling liquid when threatened.

Senses

gamba is used for these senses in English:

• opossum Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.
• shrimp (uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.
• skunk Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

shrimp — full definition

1. noun A small, edible, long-tailed crustacean with slender legs.
2. noun A small or unimportant person (informal, often used as an insult).

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