gambado /ɡæmˈbeɪ.dəʊ/noun 3verb 1forms 4 noun3 •[usually plural] Either of a pair of protective leather gaiters on a saddle. •[in the plural] gamashes; spatterdashes.His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps. — 1814 •A gambade (leaping movement). verb1 •To perform a gambade (leaping movement). formsgambadoed · gambadoing · gambados · gambadoes