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pi·ca·ro

P0284400 (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.]

picaro

(ˈpɪkərəʊ; ˈpiːk-) n, pl -ros (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) literature the main male character in a picaresque novel[Spanish]

pic•a•ro

(ˈpɪk əˌroʊ, ˈpi kə-)

n., pl. -ros. a rogue or vagabond. [1615–25; < Sp pícaro rogue]