picaresca

Definitions of picaresca
  1. noun
    the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
    synonyms: ardid, artería, astucia, embaucamiento, estratagema, farfolla, fullería, sofisma
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    types:
    camelo, engañifa, filfa, inocentada, mistificación, patraña
    something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
    type of:
    disimulación, engaño
    the act of deceiving
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