Word of the Day – Capriole

Capriole (noun)

kap-ree-ohl

A caper or leap.

First recorded around 1570–80. and comes from Middle French via the Italian word capriola, which is the noun derivative of capriolare, “to leap, caper from Latin ‘capre’ roe deer.”

Example sentences

“It was magical to watch the fawns capriole through the long grass.”