Peccadillo Definition
pĕkə-dĭlō
peccadilloes, peccadillos
noun
peccadilloes, peccadillos
A minor or petty sin or fault.
Webster's New World
Origin of Peccadillo
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Spanish pecadillo diminutive of pecado sin, Italian peccadiglio diminutive of peccato sin both from Latin peccātum from neuter of peccātus past participle of peccāre to sin ped- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Spanish pecadillo, diminutive form of pecado (“sin"), from Latin peccatum (“sin, error, fault"), from peccō (“I sin, offend").
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