caracole

noun

car·a·cole | \ ˈker-ə-ˌkōl

, ˈka-rə-\

Definition of caracole

: a half turn to right or left executed by a mounted horse

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Snails used to grace every blue-collar bar counter in Madrid—they were harvested in the vineyards that once grew along the Manzanares River—but as the vines disappeared, so did the caracoles. — Benjamin Kemper, Condé Nast Traveler, "Tapas Crawling With Madrid’s 'Taberna King'," 26 Sep. 2018

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