Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman who is a rogue or adventurer.
- noun The main character in a picaresque novel when that character is a woman or girl.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Spanish pícara, feminine of pícaro, rogue; see picaro.]
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