picaresco

picaresco(
pee
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kah
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rehs
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koh
)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. picaresque
Estoy leyendo una novela picaresca que fue escrita en el siglo XVII.I'm reading a picaresque novel that was written in the 17th century.
a. roguish
A Julio se le dibujó una mueca picaresca en el rostro porque sabía que había salido bien librado de todo.A roguish grin broke out on Julio's face because he knew he'd gotten away with everything.
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