Meaning of capriole in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkæpriˌoʊl/

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  1. Verb

    capriole

    Definitions

    1. perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
  2. 2. perform a capriole, in ballet

  3. Noun

    capriole

    Etymology

    late 16th century: from obsolete French (now cabriole), from Italian capriola‘leap’, from capriolo‘roebuck’, from Latin capreolus, diminutive of caper, capr-‘goat’

    Definitions

    1. (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
  4. 2. a playful leap or hop

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