pi·ca·ra 
(pēkä-rä′)
(pēkä-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.]