*Warning: this is only a linguistic curiosity with no relation to Gambas, the language.*
Entirely by chance, I came across the following definition and etymology for gambas, the word: *From Petit Robert 2007: gambasgambas [gɑ̃bas] nom féminin plurielétym. répandu v. 1960; catalan gamba, du latin populaire cambarus, classique cammarus, du grec kammarosv■ Grosses crevettes comestibles de la Méditerranée. Gambas frites (è scampi), grillées. Brochette de gambas.▫ Rare Une gamba [gɑ̃ba].* In Brazil, I never heard the word gamba. I never found it in written text. Nevertheless, at least one Brazilian dictionary registers it as a Spanish word only recently introduced into Portuguese. So, perhaps it is used in Portugal. Anyway, it is interesting to know that, in the end, it comes from Greek "kammaros" that gave us the Portuguese "camarão" and the Italian "gamberetto". Nevertheless, at the first sight, it is hard to see that "gamba" and "camarão" come from the same Greek word. -- Fernando Cabral Blogue: http://fernandocabral.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/fjcabral e-mail: fernandojosecab...@gmail.com Facebook: f...@fcabral.com.br Telegram: +55 (37) 99988-8868 Wickr ID: fernandocabral WhatsApp: +55 (37) 99988-8868 Skype: fernandojosecabral Telefone fixo: +55 (37) 3521-2183 Telefone celular: +55 (37) 99988-8868 Enquanto houver no mundo uma só pessoa sem casa ou sem alimentos, nenhum político ou cientista poderá se gabar de nada. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
