Definition of CARACOLE

caracole

Plural: caracoles

Verb

  • make a half turn on a horse, in dressage
  • To execute a caracole.
  • -COLED, -COLING, -COLES to perform a half turn on a horse

Noun

  • A half-turn performed by a horse and rider in dressage.
  • A combat maneuver where riders of the same squadron turn simultaneously to their left or to their right.
  • A spiral staircase.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French caracole (noun, literally “snail's shell”), caracoler (verb).

Scrabble Score: 12

caracole: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
caracole: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
caracole: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

caracole is a valid Words With Friends word