PICARESQUE


Meaning of PICARESQUE in English

pic ‧ a ‧ resque /ˌpɪkəˈresk◂/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: picaresco , from pícaro 'bad man' ]

a picaresque story tells the amusing and unlikely adventures of a character who travels to a lot of different places

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.