Sekirov Dictionary

picaresque

/pɪkəˈɹɛsk/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.
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Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero.
- Spain became celebrated about the end of this century for her novels in the picaresque style, of which Lazarillo de Tormes is the oldest extant specimen. — 1839

noun1

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A picaresque novel.
- [T]he word picaro, which is almost synonymous with rogue, [...] has given a name to a whole series of novels in Spain called "Picaresques," the heroes of which are adventurers. — 1856

forms

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