Meaning

9 senses
  1. A playful leap or jump.

    скачо́кskačók, прыжо́кpryžók, коле́нцеkolénce

    a playful leap or hop

  2. A jump while dancing.

  3. A prank or practical joke.

  4. (usually plural)Playful behaviour.

  5. (figuratively)A crime, especially an elaborate heist, or a narrative about such a crime.

  6. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled and eaten.

    Kaper

    ка́персkápers

    ка́персkápers

    pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces

  7. A plant of the genus Capparis.

    Kapernstrauch

    ка́персkápers

    any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis

  8. A vessel formerly used by the Dutch; privateer.

  9. (Scotland)The capercaillie.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Capers are like little olives.

    Каперси як маленькі маслини.

    ruКаперсы как маленькие оливки.

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  2. Mary rather enjoys capers on her pasta.

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  3. There were capers visible in the sauce.

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  4. I hate capers—they taste too strong for me.

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  5. A large monkey was capering about amidst the crowd, amusing everybody.

    ruПосреди народа вертелась большая обезьяна и забавляла всех.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
pickled bud of Capparis spinosa:
Русский
By meaning 2
playful leap:
pickled bud of Capparis spinosa:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
pickled bud of Capparis spinosa:
plant:

Origin

Clipping of capriole. From Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis). Borro

Clipping of capriole.

From Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).

Borrowed from Dutch kaper.

Shortening of capercaillie.

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Forms

plural: capers
Singularcaper
Pluralcapers

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
caper — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto