caracolePronunciation: /ˈkarəkəʊl/Definition of caracole noun a half turn to the right or left by a horse. verb [no object, with adverbial of direction] (of a horse) perform a caracole: he danced sideways and then caracoled round the corner of the stablesOrigin: early 17th century: from French caracole, caracol 'snail's shell, spiral'caracole in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of caracole in the US English dictionary