cabriolet
Americannoun
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a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons.
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an automobile resembling a coupe but with a folding top.
noun
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a small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats and a folding hood
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a former name for a drophead coupé
Etymology
Origin of cabriolet
1760–70; < French: literally, little caper; so called from its light movement. See cabriole, -et
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Kim Pierce, 73, a retired automotive entrepreneur who lives in Paradise Valley, Ariz., on his 1939 BMW 327/28 sports cabriolet, as told to A.J.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
The cabriolet looks like a Champs-Élysées cruiser, and was displayed at Pebble Beach in 2015 — where it won its class and was chosen “most elegant convertible.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2020
Yes, the G Wagen is a bit obnoxious and, no, a cabriolet version doesn’t make it any more approachable or affordable.
From The Verge ● Jan. 18, 2018
The cabriolet comes with a power-operated fabric soft top; the coupe has a panoramic glass roof.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2017
I played the spy on Monsieur Dauberny; he took a fiacre, and I followed him in a cabriolet.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 by Charles Paul de Kock
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