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caracole
[ kar-uh-kohl ]
/ ˈkær əˌkoʊl /
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noun
a half turn executed by a horse and rider.
Rare. a winding staircase.
verb (used without object), car·a·coled, car·a·col·ing.
to execute caracoles; wheel.
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Origin of caracole
1650–60; <French <Spanish caracol snail, spiral shell or stair, turning movement (of a horse)
OTHER WORDS FROM caracole
car·a·col·er, nounWords nearby caracole
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British Dictionary definitions for caracole
caracole
caracol (ˈkærəˌkɒl)
/ (ˈkærəˌkəʊl) /
noun
dressage a half turn to the right or left
a spiral staircase
verb (intr)
dressage to execute a half turn to the right or left
Word Origin for caracole
C17: from French, from Spanish caracol snail, spiral staircase, turn
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