picaro

[ pik-uh-roh, pee-kuh- ]

/ ˈpɪk əˌroʊ, ˈpi kə- /

Save This Word!

noun, plural pic·a·ros.

a rogue or vagabond.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of picaro

First recorded in 1615–25, picaro is from the Spanish word pícaro rogue

Words nearby picaro

picara, Picard, Picardy, Picardy third, picaresque, picaro, picaroon, Picasso, Picasso, Pablo, picayune, Piccadilly

How to use picaro in a sentence

Master Reynard, in that romance of the Middle Ages of which he is the hero, is something like a picaro.
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare|J. J. Jusserand
The picaro was the fungus which grew out of this mass of corruption.
Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper|Francisco de Quevedo
Most of them on leaving the Court uttered some invective against "the picaro who had sworn their lives away."
The Pirates Own Book|Charles Ellms
There was enough of the “picaro” in his countenance, to inspire me with confidence that he could be suborned for my purpose.
The Bandolero|Mayne Reid

On this waste, and out of this rottenness, fattened and throve exceedingly the rank weed picaro.
Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper|Francisco de Quevedo