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adjective 
  1. Of or pertaining to rogues or adventurers
  2. Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero
Etymology: French, from Spanish picaresco, from picaro, rogue.(wikipedia, picaresque novel)

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