Gambit Definition
gămbĭt
gambits
noun
gambits
An opening in which a pawn or other piece is sacrificed to get an advantage in position.
Webster's New World
An opening maneuver, action, or remark intended to gain an advantage or to offer an opinion.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Gambit
Noun
Singular:
gambit
Plural:
gambitsOrigin of Gambit
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Ultimately from Spanish gambito from Italian gambetto act of tripping someone up in wrestling from gamba leg from Old Italian gambol
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French, from Spanish gambito, from Italian gambetto, from gamba (“leg”), from Latin gamba (“calf”).
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