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cabriolet

cab·ri·o·let
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kab-ree-uh-ley]
    • /ˌkæb ri əˈleɪ/
    • /ˈkæ.briəʊ.leɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kab-ree-uh-ley]
    • /ˌkæb ri əˈleɪ/

Definitions of cabriolet word

  • countable noun cabriolet A cabriolet is a type of car with two doors and a convertible top. 3
  • noun cabriolet a small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats and a folding hood 3
  • noun cabriolet a light two-wheeled carriage, usually with a hood that folds, drawn by one horse 3
  • noun cabriolet a former style of automobile like a convertible coupe 3
  • noun cabriolet a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons. 1
  • noun cabriolet an automobile resembling a coupe but with a folding top. 1

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Origin of cabriolet

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; < French: literally, little caper; so called from its light movement. See cabriole, -et

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Parts of speech for Cabriolet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cabriolet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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