picaroon
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish picarón, from pícaro (“rogue”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
picaroon (plural picaroons)
- A pirate or picaro.
- A pirate ship.
- A rogue.
- A tool consisting of a curved spike or hook, fitted to a long shaft, used in logging and fishing to snag, move and hold.
Synonyms[edit]
- (pirate): corsair, pirate, see also Thesaurus:pirate
- (pirate ship): corsair, privateer
- (rogue): brigand, knave, rogue
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Verb[edit]
picaroon (third-person singular simple present picaroons, present participle picarooning, simple past and past participle picarooned)
- (intransitive) To behave as a pirate.
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Translations[edit]
to behave as a pirate
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