caper

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
noun pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
noun a crime (especially a robbery)

Clipping of capriole.

“That's the caper,” sanctioned Harry Haydock. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
Caper'd and bounced, and strode away. — English Eccentrics and Eccentricities, John Timbs
"Oh, that's the caper, is it?" — The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance., Thomas Peckett Prest

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