capriole
noun
cap·ri·ole ˈka-prē-ˌōl 
1
: a playful leap : caper
2
: a vertical leap by a trained horse that is made with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap
capriole intransitive verb
Word History
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
First Known Use
1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1
capriole 1 of 2
noun
as in gambado
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gambado
- caper
- skip
- bounce
- gambol
- lope
- vault
- leap
- pounce
- attack
- spring
- bound
- jump
- pitch
- hop
- plunge
- dive
capriole
2 of 2verb
as in to caper
Synonyms & Similar Words
- caper
- frolic
- hurdle
- romp
- attack
- gambol
- skip
- buck
- cavort
- bound
- lope
- vault
- spring
- bounce
- pounce
- jump
- leap
- leapfrog
- skyrocket
- hop
- shoot