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cabriolet

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /kæ.bɹi.əˈleɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪ
  • CMU ARPABET: K AE2 B R IY0 OW0 L EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: K AE2 B R IY0 OW0 L EH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An automobile with a retractable top.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: convertible

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A light two- or four-wheeled carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Qualifier: originally

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: roadster

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cab

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: carriage, equipage, rig

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French cabriolet.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кабрио (kabrio) — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Catalan: cabriolé — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Czech: kabriolet — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Danish: cabriolet — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Dutch: cabriolet — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Dutch: cabrio — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Finnish: avoauto — an automobile with a retractable top
  • French: cabriolet — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Georgian: კაბრიოლეტი (ḳabrioleṭi) — an automobile with a retractable top
  • German: Cabrio — an automobile with a retractable top
  • German: Cabriolet — an automobile with a retractable top
  • German: Kabriolett — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Hungarian: kabrió — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Italian: decappottabile — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Japanese: カブリオレ (kaburiore) — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Korean: 카브리올레 (kabeuriolle) — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Macedonian: кабриоле́т (kabriolét) — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Portuguese: conversível — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Romanian: cabriolet — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Russian: кабриоле́т (kabriolét) — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Spanish: convertible — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Spanish: descapotable — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Spanish: cabriolé — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Spanish: cabriolet — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Ukrainian: кабріоле́т (kabriolét) — an automobile with a retractable top
  • Bulgarian: кабриолет (kabriolet) — a light carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse
  • Czech: kabriolet — a light carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse
  • Dutch: cabriolet — a light carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse
  • Dutch: cabrio — a light carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse
  • Finnish: hevoskärryt — a light carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse
  • French: cabriolet — a light carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse
  • German: Kalesche — a light carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse
  • Macedonian: кабриоле́т (kabriolét) — a light carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse
  • Portuguese: cabriolé — a light carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse
  • Russian: кабриоле́т (kabriolét) — a light carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse