I. ˈkaprēˌōl intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably from Italian capriolare, from capriola
: to perform a capriole
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French capriole, from Old Italian capriola, from capriolo roebuck, from Latin capreolus roebuck, wild goat, from capr-, caper goat; akin to Old English hæfer goat, Old Norse hafr, Greek kapros wild boar
1. dancing
a. : caper
b. : cabriole
2. of a trained horse : a vertical leap with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap