As nouns the difference between caper and caponata
is that caper is a frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank or caper can be a vessel formerly used by the dutch; privateer or caper can be the pungent grayish green flower bud of the european and oriental caper (capparis spinosa ), which is pickled and eaten or caper can be (scotland) the capercaillie while caponata is a sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold.
As a verb caper
is to leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
caper
Etymology 1
Shortening of capriole.
Noun
(
en noun)
A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
A crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime.
Derived terms
* cut a caper
Verb
(
en verb)
To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) kaper.
Noun
(
en noun)
A vessel formerly used by the Dutch; privateer.
Etymology 3
From (etyl) capparis.
Noun
(
en noun)
The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa ), which is pickled and eaten.
A plant of the genus Capparis .
Synonyms
* caper bush, caper tree, caperberry
Derived terms
* caperberry
Etymology 4
Shortening of capercaillie.
Noun
(
en noun)
(Scotland) The capercaillie.
Anagrams
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caponata
English
Noun
(-)
a Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold
