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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cap•ri•ole (kap′rē ōl′),USA pronunciation n., v., -oled, -ol•ing. n. - a caper or leap.
- Sport[Manège.]a movement in which the horse jumps up with its forelegs well drawn in, kicks out with its hind legs in a horizontal position in the air, and then lands again on the same spot.
v.i. - Sportto execute a capriole.
- Latin capreolus, equivalent. to capre(a) roe deer (derivative of caper male goat; compare caper1) + -olus -ole1
- Italian capriola, noun, nominal derivative of capriolare to leap, caper, verb, verbal derivative of capri(u)olo roebuck
- Middle French
- 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: capriole /ˈkæprɪˌəʊl/ n - a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground
vb - (intransitive) to perform a capriole
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from Old Italian capriola, from capriolo roebuck, from Latin capreolus, caper goat |