capricho

/kaˈpɾit͡ʃo/ · B2 · noun · m

caprice

🎂 capricho sounds like 'cap-REE-cho': a cap you ditch on a whim

Spanish capricho comes via Italian capriccio, a sudden whim. A folk link is capra (goat), since goats leap unpredictably. Say it as 'cap-REE-cho' and tie it to doing something on a sudden impulse, like buying a cap just because you felt like it.

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