gambadoes

noun pl. gambados or gambadoes

1. Origin: 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. Origin: < It gamba, a leg

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