This is the 9168th most frequent Catalan word.
gamba
Shrimp.
'Gamba' here refers literally to a prawn, a type of marine crustacean, used in the context of food.
La gamba a la planxa és un plat deliciós.
The grilled prawn is a delicious dish.
'Gamba' is used metaphorically here to mean a mistake or blunder in a colloquial expression.
Has fet una bona gamba en aquest problema de matemàtiques.
You made a big mistake in this math problem.
'Gamba' is again used literally, describing an artistic representation of the marine creature.