No. 9,168 in Catalan
gamba
Shrimp.
In a sentence
La gamba a la planxa és un plat deliciós.
The grilled prawn is a delicious dish.
'Gamba' here refers literally to a prawn, a type of marine crustacean, used in the context of food.
Has fet una bona gamba en aquest problema de matemàtiques.
You made a big mistake in this math problem.
'Gamba' is used metaphorically here to mean a mistake or blunder in a colloquial expression.
En el quadre es veu una gamba pintada amb molts colors.
In the painting, a prawn painted with many colors is seen.
'Gamba' is again used literally, describing an artistic representation of the marine creature.
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