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picara

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[pik-er-uh, pee-kuh-] / ˈpɪk ər ə, ˈpi kə- /

noun

  1. a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.

Etymology

Origin of picara

1925–30; < Spanish; feminine of picaro

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It strikes a blow for the picara by putting a heroine through the same paces that once animated a Tom Jones or a Holden Caulfield.

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