caprice

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio (fright, sudden start): capo (head) from Latin caput + riccio (curly) from Latin ericius (hedgehog), or from Italian capro (goat)

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caprese

[edit] Noun

Singular
caprice

Plural
caprices

caprice (plural caprices)

  1. An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action.
  2. An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
  3. A disposition to be impulsive.
  4. An impulsive change of mind.

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