ambet verb English. Loops cord from buttons on one side of a blouse or shirt to buttons on the other side, laces. noun English. The cord or string used to lace up, fasten a Subanen shirt or blouse. Example sentence: Subanen. Su suub Sinubaanen, iin da laaki duuni gambeten. English. It is only Subanen-style blouses that have buttons laced up with a string.