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Caper

speaker

Meaning

Noun

●
A
or jump.
●
A
while dancing.
●
In Grouse, Comedy & Crime:
A
or
joke.
●
Playful behaviour.
●
In Crime:
A
, especially an
, or a
about such a
.
●
In Grouse:
A
formerly used by the Dutch; privateer.
●
In Grouse:
The
of the European and Oriental
(Capparis
), which is
and eaten.
●
In Brassicales order plants & Grouse:
A
of the
Capparis.
●
In Scottish English, Crime & Spices and herbs:
The capercaillie.

Verb

●
In Grouse:
To
or
in a
or
manner.
●
To
as part of a dance.
●
To
in
behaviour.
Sourced from
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Origin

caper
English
arrow
capparis
Latin
arrow
κάππαρις
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
kaper
Dutch
arrow
kapen
Dutch
arrow
kaap
Dutch
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Etym

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