picara

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pi·ca·ra

P0284000 (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.]

picara

(ˈpɪkərə; ˈpiːk-) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) literature the main female character in a picaresque novel

pic•a•ra

(ˈpɪk ər ə, ˈpi kər ə)

n., pl. -ras. a woman who is a rogue or vagabond. [1925–30; < Sp pícara, feminine of pícaro picaro]