Etymology

capri-

Today it means: Goat. Full definition →

Latin caper
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  1. Latin · derived fromcaper“male goat”
  2. English todaycapri-

From Latin caper (“male goat”) (genitive caprī). By surface analysis, capr- + -i-.

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