gamba

Significat (Anglès)

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of viola da gamba.
2. A rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the sound to that of a viola da gamba.

Conceptes

viola de gamba

Sinònims

bass viol

viola da gamba

Etimologia (Anglès)

From viola da gamba, ultimately from Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gam, gamb, jamb, and jambe.