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.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
