English → Latin
“caper” in Latin
cappariscaper (plant and berry)exsultātiōjoy, exultation; leaping, friskingexsultōto spring vigorously, leap or jump up; to exult in, rejoice; to revel
The English word caper itself goes back to Latin capparis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
caper s.
cappari, neuter indeclinable:
caper-tree, capparis, capparis spinosa (Linn.).
A leap, exsultatio: to cut capers, exsultare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for caper?
- The usual Latin words for “caper” are capparis, exsultātiō, exsultō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.