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caper2

Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪpə/

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Definition of caper

noun

1 (usually capers) the cooked and pickled flower bud of a bramble-like southern European shrub, used to flavour food: add capers and olives

2the shrub from which capers are taken.
- Capparis spinosa, family Capparidaceae

Origin:

late Middle English: from French câpres or Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis; later interpreted as plural, hence the loss of the final -s in the 16th century