picaroon

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/ˌpɪkəˈɹuːn/

noun

A pirate or picaro.

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corsairprivateerbrigandknaveroguepiratelootpillage
OriginSpanish picarón →
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Meanings

picaroon1

nounpicaroon (plural picaroons)

plural picaroons · alternative archaic pickaroon · alternative obsolete pickeroon

  1. A pirate or picaro.
  2. A pirate ship.

    Synonyms: corsair, privateer

  3. A rogue.

    Synonyms: brigand, knave, rogue

verbpicaroon (third-person singular simple present picaroons, present participle picarooning, simple past and past participle picarooned)

present singular third person picaroons · participle present picarooning · participle past picarooned · past picarooned · alternative archaic pickaroon · alternative obsolete pickeroon

  1. intransitiveTo behave as a pirate.

    Synonyms: loot, pillage

picaroon2

nounpicaroon (plural picaroons)

plural picaroons · alternative archaic pickaroon · alternative obsolete pickeroon

  1. 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 & antonyms

nounA pirate ship.

Similar
corsairprivateer

nounA rogue.

Similar
brigandknaverogue

verbTo behave as a pirate.

Similar
lootpillage
Similar
pirate
Also see
corsairpirate

Origin

picaroon · noun, verb

  1. Spanishpicarón
  2. Englishpicaroon

From Spanish picarón, from pícaro (“rogue”).

More words from Spanish

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picaroon · noun

  1. Frenchpiqueron
  2. Englishpicaroon

From French piqueron, from pique (“pike”) + -oon

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Translations

Icelandic sjóræningjast
  • sjóræningjastto behave as a pirate
Spanish piratear
  • piratearto behave as a pirate

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with picaroon

junesoonmooncartoonafternoontunenoontribuneimmuneballoonCameroonspoonsaloonlagoontoontycoondunenuntyphoonboonmonsoonplatooncocoonrune
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Cite this entry
APA

picaroon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picaroon

MLA

“picaroon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picaroon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picaroon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picaroon.

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