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picaro

 
Dictionary: pi·ca·ro   ('kä-rō) pronunciation

n., pl., -ros (-rōz', -rōs').
  1. A rogue or adventurer. Also called picaroon.
  2. The main character in a picaresque work when that character is a man or boy.

[Spanish pícaro, perhaps from picar, to prick, from Vulgar Latin *piccāre. See pique.]


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