caracole
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caracole
- /ˈkæɹəkəʊl/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French caracole (noun, literally “snail's shell”), caracoler (verb).
noun caracoles · caracol
- A half-turn performed by a horse and rider in dressage.
- A combat maneuver where riders of the same squadron turn simultaneously to their left or to their right. How the chargers neigh and champ, / (Their riders weary of camp,) / With curvet and with caracole!
- A spiral staircase.
verb caracoles · caracoling · caracoled · caracol
- To execute a caracole. Prince John, upon a grey and high-mettled palfrey, caracoled within the lists at the head of his jovial party, laughing loud with his train, and eyeing with all the boldness of royal criticism the beauties who adorned the lofty galleries.
Translations
Talk about this word "caracole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caracole. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. caracole. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caracole "caracole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caracole.Cite this
@misc{caracole_2026,
title = {caracole},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caracole},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
