cabriolet

cab·ri·o·let  (kbr--l)

n.

1. A two-wheeled, one-horse carriage that has two seats and a folding top.

2. An automobile with a folding top; a convertible coupe.

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[French, diminutive of cabriole, caper, from obsolete capriole, from Italian capriola, from capriolo, roebuck, from Latin capreolus, masculine diminutive of caprea, roe deer, from caper, he-goat.]

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cabriolet [ˌkæbrɪəʊˈleɪ]

n

1. a small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats and a folding hood

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a former name for a drophead coupé

[from French, literally: a little skip, from cabriole, from Latin capreolus wild goat, from caper goat; referring to the lightness of movement]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cabriolet - small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood cab carriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

Translations

cabriolet

n → Cabriolet nt