picaroon


pic·a·roon

P0284500 (pĭk′ə-ro͞on′)n.1. a. A pirate.b. A pirate ship.2. See picaro.intr.v. pic·a·rooned, pic·a·roon·ing, pic·a·roons To act as a pirate.
[Spanish picarón, augmentative of pícaro, picaro; see picaro.]

picaroon

(ˌpɪkəˈruːn) or

pickaroon

narchaic an adventurer or rogue[C17: from Spanish picarón, from pícaro]

pic•a•roon

(ˌpɪk əˈrun)

n. 1. a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand. 2. a pirate or corsair. [1615–25; < Sp picarón, augmentative of pícaro picaro]