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Where does “capricho” come from?

capricho (Spanish) comes from Italian capriccio, from Italian caporiccio — fright, sudden start.

capricho (Spanish): caprice, vagary, whim, fancy

Definitions

  1. caprice, vagary, whim, fancy

Ancestry of “capricho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapricciowhim, fancy, caprice, quirk; tantrum; capriccio
2Italiancaporicciofright, sudden start

Words derived from “capricho”

  • kapritso
  • kapritso
Every word from Italian caporiccio →