gambado

noun pl. -·dos or -·does

1. Etymology: altered < Fr gambade < Prov gambado < It gambata, a kick < gamba, leg: see gamb

   1. a curvetting leap, as by a horse
   2. a prank or antic

2. Etymology: < It gamba, a leg

   a long legging, esp. one attached to a saddle to serve as a stirrup