Etymology

capreolate

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Today it means: Having a tendril or tendrils. Full definition →

Latin capreolātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcapreolātus
  2. English todaycapreolate

Borrowed from Latin capreolātus, from capreolus (“wild goat, tendril”) + -ātus, from caper (“goat”); see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French capréolé.

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