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picara

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pic⋅a⋅ra

  [pik-er-uh, pee-kuh-]
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–noun
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
Origin:
1925–30; < Sp; fem. of picaro
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pi·ca·ra   (pē'kä-rä')   
n.   pl. pi·ca·ras (-räz', -räs')

  1. A woman who is a rogue or adventurer.

  2. The main character in a picaresque novel when that character is a woman or girl.


[Spanish pícara, feminine of pícaro, rogue; see picaro.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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