"caracole" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkæɹəkəʊl/ Forms: caracoles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French caracole (noun, literally “snail's shell”), caracoler (verb). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|caracole|lit=snail's shell|pos=noun}} French caracole (noun, literally “snail's shell”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} caracole (plural caracoles)
  1. A half-turn performed by a horse and rider in dressage. Translations (half-turn performed by a horse and rider): caracole [feminine] (French), карако́ль (karakólʹ) [masculine] (Russian) Translations (in cavalry): caracole [feminine] (French), карако́ль (karakólʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-caracole-en-noun-ckP2VwfO Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 26 2 2 14 1 1 29 13 Disambiguation of 'half-turn performed by a horse and rider': 81 17 3 Disambiguation of 'in cavalry': 62 30 9
  2. (cavalry, historical) A combat maneuver where riders of the same squadron turn simultaneously to their left or to their right. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-caracole-en-noun-lsNyTeSF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 60 4 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 52 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 27 3 3 19 1 1 24 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 26 2 2 14 1 1 29 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 47 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 52 9 7
  3. (architecture) A spiral staircase. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-caracole-en-noun-y9009upb Topics: architecture

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkæɹəkəʊl/ Forms: caracoles [present, singular, third-person], caracoling [participle, present], caracolling [participle, present], caracoled [participle, past], caracoled [past], caracolled [participle, past], caracolled [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French caracole (noun, literally “snail's shell”), caracoler (verb). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|caracole|lit=snail's shell|pos=noun}} French caracole (noun, literally “snail's shell”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=caracolled|pres_ptc2=caracolling}} caracole (third-person singular simple present caracoles, present participle caracoling or caracolling, simple past and past participle caracoled or caracolled)
  1. To execute a caracole.
    Sense id: en-caracole-en-verb-kjnsA1NH

Noun [French]

IPA: /ka.ʁa.kɔl/ Forms: caracoles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish caracol. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|es|caracol}} Borrowed from Spanish caracol Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} caracole f (plural caracoles)
  1. (equestrianism) caracole Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Equestrianism
    Sense id: en-caracole-fr-noun-HzfbbDBm Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 27 3 3 19 1 1 24 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 26 2 2 14 1 1 29 13 Topics: equestrianism, hobbies, horses, lifestyle, pets, sports
  2. (architecture) caracole Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-caracole-fr-noun-HzfbbDBm1 Topics: architecture
  3. (Belgium) snail Tags: Belgium, feminine
    Sense id: en-caracole-fr-noun-YhVqe0lK Categories (other): Belgian French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [French]

IPA: /ka.ʁa.kɔl/
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} caracole
  1. inflection of caracoler:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: caracoler Categories (lifeform): Gastropods
    Sense id: en-caracole-fr-verb-WWOK-qIT Disambiguation of Gastropods: 25 2 22 32 20 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 27 3 3 19 1 1 24 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 26 2 2 14 1 1 29 13 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 1 1 46 23
  2. inflection of caracoler:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: caracoler
    Sense id: en-caracole-fr-verb-r3sRfEK~ Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 27 3 3 19 1 1 24 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 26 2 2 14 1 1 29 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Walloon]

IPA: /ka.ʀa.kɔl/ Forms: caracoles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish caracol. Etymology templates: {{bor|wa|es|caracol}} Spanish caracol Head templates: {{head|wa|noun||||{{{2}}}|plural|caracoles||{{{plural2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{3}}}s|f3accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} caracole f (plural caracoles), {{wa-noun|f}} caracole f (plural caracoles)
  1. snail Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-caracole-wa-noun-YhVqe0lK Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Walloon entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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