capriole
French, noun\ka.pʁi.jɔl\
capriole is spelled C-A-P-R-I-O-L-E (8 letters). Capriole is a French feminine noun meaning “dated form of cabriole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Saut d’un danseur qui s’élève agilement et coupe l’air par le mouvement redoublé de ses pieds”.
What does capriole mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininedated form of cabriole
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Saut d’un danseur qui s’élève agilement et coupe l’air par le mouvement redoublé de ses pieds. 2. Cabriole effectuée par un cheval.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of capriole
- caprioles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capriole?
- \ka.pʁi.jɔl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.