n. 1 a bramble-like S. European shrub, Capparis spinosa. 2 (in pl.) its flower buds cooked and pickled for use as flavouring esp. for a savoury sauce.
[ ME capres & F câpres f. L capparis f. Gk kapparis, treated as pl.: cf. CHERRY, PEA ]
n. 1 a bramble-like S. European shrub, Capparis spinosa. 2 (in pl.) its flower buds cooked and pickled for use as flavouring esp. for a savoury sauce.
[ ME capres & F câpres f. L capparis f. Gk kapparis, treated as pl.: cf. CHERRY, PEA ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012