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cap·ri·ole I. \ˈkaprēˌōl\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: probably from Italian capriolare, from capriola : to perform a capriole II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French capriole, from Old Italian capriola, from capriolo roebuck, from Latin capreolus roebuck, wild goat, from capr-, caper goat; akin to Old English hæfer goat, Old Norse hafr, Greek kapros wild boar 1. dancing a. : caper b. : cabriole 2. of a trained horse : a vertical leap with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap |