English Explanatory Dictionary

caper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A playful leap or jump.
  2. A jump while dancing.
  3. A prank or practical joke.
  4. Playful behaviour.
  5. A crime, especially an elaborate heist, or a narrative about such a crime.
verb
  1. To leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner.
  2. To jump as part of a dance.
  3. To engage in playful behaviour.
noun
  1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled and eaten.
  2. A plant of the genus Capparis.
noun
  1. A vessel formerly used by the Dutch; privateer.
noun
  1. The capercaillie.

Pronunciation

/ˈkeɪpɚ/ /ˈkeɪpə/ En-us-caper.ogg

Word forms

caper capers capering capered

Etymology

Clipping of capriole.

Synonyms

caperberry caper bush caper tree

Related words

cab caprine north-caper

Derived words

caper-cutting caper cutting caper merchant capersome cut a caper caperer outcaper bean-caper caperberry caper sauce caper spurge Indian caper

Translations

Arabic: كَبَر Arabic: كَبَّار Arabic: قَبَّار Arabic: شَفَلَّح Arabic: لَصَف Aramaic: ܩܲܦܵܪ Aramaic: ܟܲܦܵܪ Aramaic: ܢܹܝܨܦܵܐ Aramaic: ܦܲܪܚܵܐ Catalan: tàpera Chinese Mandarin: 水瓜柳 Danish: kapers Dutch: kappertje Esperanto: kaporo Estonian: kappar Finnish: kapris Finnish: kapriksen nuppu French: câpre Georgian: ჯონჯოლი German: Kaper Greek: κάπαρη Ancient Greek: κάππαρις Hebrew: צָלָף Hungarian: kapribogyó Icelandic: kapers Irish: capras Italian: cappero Korean: 케이퍼 Latin: capparis Norwegian: kapers Persian: کبر Polish: kapar Portuguese: alcaparra Romanian: caperă Russian: ка́перс Scottish Gaelic: capar Serbo-Croatian: ка̏па̄р Serbo-Croatian: ка̏пра Serbo-Croatian: kȁpār Serbo-Croatian: kȁpra Sicilian: chiàpparu Slovene: kapra Spanish: alcaparra Swedish: kapris Turkish: gebre Ukrainian: ка́перс Welsh: caprysen Welsh: capryn Yiddish: קאַפּער
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