CABRIOLET


Meaning of CABRIOLET in English

/ ˈkæbriəʊleɪ; NAmE -oʊleɪ/ noun

a car with a roof that can be folded down or removed

SYN convertible

—compare soft top

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from French , from cabriole goat's leap, from cabrioler , from Italian capriolare to leap in the air; so named because of the carriage's motion.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.