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caracole definition

cara·cole (kar′ə kōl′)

noun

a half turn to the right or left made by a horse with a rider

Etymology: Fr < Walloon caracoll, lit., snail shell < Sp caracol < Catalan caragol < Fr escargot, snail

intransitive verb caracoled -·coled′, caracoling -·col′·ing

to make a caracole or caracoles

Etymology: Fr caracoler < the n.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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