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cabriolet

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cabriolet /ˈkabriəleɪ /
▸ noun
1 a car with a roof that folds down.
2 a light two-wheeled carriage with a hood, drawn by one horse.
– ORIGIN mid 18th century: from French, from cabriole ‘goat's leap’, from cabrioler ‘to leap in the air’ (see cabriole); so named because of the carriage's motion.