/
ˈkaprɪəʊl/
n.
- a movement performed in classical riding, in which the horse leaps from the ground and kicks out with its hind legs.
- a leap or caper in dancing, especially a cabriole.
Etymology
C16: from obs. Fr., from Ital. capriola ‘leap’, from capriolo ‘roebuck’, from L. capreolus, dimin. of caper, capr- ‘goat’.
