piquero

noun

pi·​quero

pēˈke(ˌ)rō,

pə̇ˈk-

plural -s

: any of several gannets of the western coast of America

especially : a booby of this region

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, pikeman, from pica pike (from picar to prick, pierce, from—assumed—Vulgar Latin piccare) + -ero -er

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