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(ˈkæpriˌoʊl ; kapˈrēōlˌ)

noun

1.

a caper; leap

2.

a type of competitive jump in which a trained horse leaps upward but not forward and kicks its hind legs so that they are nearly parallel to the ground

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈcapriˌoled or ˈcapriˌoling

3.

to make a capriole

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Word origin of 'capriole'

Fr < It capriola < capriolare, to leap like a goat < capriolo, roe deer < L capreolus, wild goat < caper (gen. capri), he-goat < IE *kapro- > ON hafr, OIr gabor

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capriole

(ˈkæprɪˌəʊl )

noun

1. dressage

a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground

2. dancing

a leap from bent knees

verb

3. (intransitive)

to perform a capriole

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Word origin of 'capriole'

C16: from French, from Old Italian capriola, from capriolo roebuck, from Latin capreolus, caper goat

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Definition of capriole from the Collins English Dictionary

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Scrabble score for 'capriole': 12

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