gamba

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Sinónimos

bass viol

viola da gamba

Etimología (Inglés)

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