ca|pric|ci|o

ca|pric|ci|o
ca|pric|ci|o «kuh PREE chee oh; Italian kah PREET choh», noun, plural -ci|os, Italian -ci «-chee».
1. a lively piece of music in free, irregular, and often whimsical style.
2. a caper; prank; caprice.
[< Italian capriccio (literally) a shiver < capo head (< Latin caput) + riccio (originally) hedgehog < Latin ērīcius. See etym. of doublet caprice. (Cf.caprice)]

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