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capers

British  
/ ˈkeɪpəz /

plural noun

  1. the flower buds of the caper plant, which are pickled and used as a condiment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The pair likes off-the-beaten-path capers while traveling, Rodrigues said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

"Stranger Things definitely needs to switch off its boombox, hang up its catapults and admit it's too old for these capers, but it's worth indulging it one last time," Seale wrote.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

The ding on these capers is that there’s always too much casting.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

She suggests serving it with lox, crème fraîche, capers and sliced red onions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

He told us about the sauce he was making, a putanesca, how he had prepared it the way Sophie taught him, shot full of capers, anchovies, olives, garlic, hot peppers.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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