picaresca
Spanish, adjective[pikaˈɾeska]
picaresca is spelled P-I-C-A-R-E-S-C-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 49,460th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Picaresca is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of picaresco” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does picaresca mean in English?
adjective
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femininefeminine singular of picaresco
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Junta de pícaros. 2. Vagancia de pícaros. 3. Conjunto de malas artes. 4. Cabo encapillado en el cepo de un ancla para tumbarla al darla fondo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of picaresca
- picarescas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce picaresca?
- [pikaˈɾeska]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to picaresca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is picaresca in Spanish?
picaresca appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).