caracole

noun

car·​a·​cole ˈker-ə-ˌkōl 

ˈka-rə-

: a half turn to right or left executed by a mounted horse

caracole verb

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, borrowed from Spanish caracol "snail, gastropod, shell of a gastropod, curl (of hair), caracole executed by a horse" — more at escargot

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined above