capriccio

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian capriccio. Doublet of caprice. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈpɹiːt͡ʃoʊ/ === Noun === capriccio (plural capriccios or capricci) A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper; a gambol; a prank, a trick. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prank A fantastical thing or work. Synonyms: caprice; see also Thesaurus:whim (painting) A type of Renaissance landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual and often fictional setting. (music) A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character. ==== Related terms ==== a capriccio capriccietto ==== Translations ==== === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “capriccio”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Further reading === capriccio (art) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia capriccio (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Afrikaans == === Etymology === Either from Dutch capriccio or from English capriccio, ultimately from Italian capriccio. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: cap‧ri‧ccio === Noun === capriccio (plural capriccios) (music) capriccio == Italian == === Etymology === From earlier caporiccio, from capo +‎ riccio, literally “curly head”. People believed that curly hair was a sign for a capricious and unruly character. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈprit.t͡ʃo/ Rhymes: -ittʃo Hyphenation: ca‧prìc‧cio === Noun === capriccio m (plural capricci) whim, fancy, caprice, quirk tantrum Synonym: bizza (music, painting) capriccio ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === capriccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Upper Sorbian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Capriccio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈpʀʲi.t͡si.ɔ/ Rhymes: -it͡siɔ Syllabification: ca‧pric‧ci‧o === Noun === capriccio n or m inan (music) capriccio ==== Usage notes ==== Although the original gender in German is masculine, it was necessary to convert it to neuter to make it declinable, but the masculine gender is still used colloquially. ==== Declension ==== Neuter Masculine (colloquial) This noun needs an inflection-table template. === References === “capriccio” in Soblex