[ˈkeɪpə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- skip or dance about in a lively or playful way
(e.g: children were capering about the room)


Phrases:
- cut a caper

Origin:
late 16th century: abbreviation of capriole

[ˈkeɪpə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a playful skipping movement
(e.g: she did a little caper or dance)

- an illicit or ridiculous activity or escapade
(e.g: I'm too old for this kind of caper)


Phrases:
- cut a caper

Origin:
late 16th century: abbreviation of capriole

[ˈkeɪpə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the pickled flower bud of a prickly southern European shrub, used to flavour food
(e.g: add capers and olives)

- the shrub from which capers are taken


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from French câpres or Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis; later interpreted as plural, hence the loss of the final -s in the 16th century