Masculine

cabriolet

Meaning

  1. (masculine) a cabriolet carriage
  2. (masculine) a convertible car
  3. (masculine) a knotted cord, each end tied to wood, to tie criminals to by the wrists
  4. (masculine) a Directoire style hat type

Synonyms

voiture décapotable

boghei

Frequency

32k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.bʁi.jɔ.lɛ/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Italian cabriola, cabriole (“horse caper”) + -et, from Latin capreolus, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“buck, he-goat”); see also Old Norse hafr (“he-goat”), Old English hæfer, Welsh gafr, Old Irish gabor. Doublet of Chevrolet.

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