CAPER


Meaning of CAPER in English

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 cçpres f. L capparis f. Gk kapparis, treated as pl.: cf. CHERRY, PEA]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.