capriole
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
capriole /ˈkaprɪəʊl/
▶noun
- 1 a movement performed in classical riding, in which the horse leaps from the ground and kicks out with its hind legs.
- 2 a leap or caper in dancing, especially a cabriole.
– origin C16: from obs. Fr., from Ital. capriola ‘leap’, from capriolo ‘roebuck’, from L. capreolus, dimin. of caper, capr- ‘goat’.
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