caprice

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations

[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’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /kəˈpɹis/, SAMPA: /k@"pris/

[edit] Homophones

caprese

[edit] Noun

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.

[edit] Related terms

• capricious

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