gamba vs viola da gamba

gamba and viola da gamba both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gamba	Yes	No	No	No
viola da gamba	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gamba and viola da gamba are synonyms defined as:

gamba and viola da gamba: viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello

Other synonyms of gamba include bass viol.

gamba (noun)	viola da gamba (noun)
viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello	viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello