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capriole
noun cap·ri·ole \ˈka-prē-ˌōl\
Definition of CAPRIOLE
1
: a playful leap : caper
2
of a trained horse : a vertical leap with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap
— capriole intransitive verb
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Origin of CAPRIOLE
Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French capriole, from Old Italian capriola, from capriolo roebuck, from Latin capreolus goat, roebuck, from capr-, caper he-goat; akin to Old English hæfer goat, Greek kapros wild boar
Rhymes with CAPRIOLE
aureole, banderole, bannerol, barcarole, barrel roll, buttonhole, cabriole, camisole, caracole, carmagnole, coffee roll, croquignole, cubbyhole, decontrol, Demerol, Dover sole, escarole, exit poll, farandole, finger hole, fumarole, girandole, girasole, Grand Guignol, honor roll, innersole, in the hole, Jackson Hole, jelly roll, kaiser roll, lemon sole, meadow vole, methanol, micromole, millimole, monopole, muster roll, on a roll, on the whole, oriole, ostiole, oversoul, ozone hole, petiole, pick-and-roll, pigeonhole, protocol, rabbit hole, rigmarole, rock and roll, Seminole, totem pole, tracheole, vacuole, water hole
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