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 : 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