Definition of picaro

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pi·ca·ro    (pkä-r) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. pi·ca·ros  (-rz, -rs) KEY 

1. A rogue or adventurer. Also called picaroon.
2. The main character in a picaresque work when that character is a man or boy.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Spanish pícaro, perhaps from picar, to prick, from Vulgar Latin *piccre ; see pique