Main Entry:

cap·ri·ole

Pronunciation:

\ˈka-prē-ˌōl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

1594

1: a playful leap : caper2of a trained horse : a vertical leap with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap

— capriole intransitive verb