viola da gamba vs gamba

viola da gamba and gamba both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of viola da gamba include bass viol.

viola da gamba (noun)	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