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picaro

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pic⋅a⋅ro

  [pik-uh-roh, pee-kuh-]
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–noun, plural -ros.
a rogue or vagabond.
Origin:
1615–25; < Sp pícaro rogue
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pi·ca·ro   (pē'kä-rō)   
n.   pl. pi·ca·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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