picaresco

Italian

Etymology

From picaro +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈre.sko/
• Rhymes: -esko
• Hyphenation: pi‧ca‧ré‧sco

Adjective

picaresco (feminine picaresca, masculine plural picareschi, feminine plural picaresche)

1. picaresque

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish picaresco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈɾes.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈɾes.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈɾeʃ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈɾes.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.kɐˈɾeʃ.ku/

Adjective

picaresco (feminine picaresca, masculine plural picarescos, feminine plural picarescas)

1. picaresque

Spanish

Etymology

From pícaro (“rogue”) +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pikaˈɾesko/ [pi.kaˈɾes.ko]
• Rhymes: -esko
• Syllabification: pi‧ca‧res‧co

Adjective

picaresco (feminine picaresca, masculine plural picarescos, feminine plural picarescas)

1. picaresque

Descendants

• English: picaresque
• Italian: picaresco
• Portuguese: picaresco

Further reading

• “picaresco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014