pec·ca·dil·lo (p k  -d l  )n. pl. pec·ca·dil·loes or pec·ca·dil·los A small sin or fault. [Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado, sin, and Italian peccadiglio, diminutive of peccato, sin, both from Latin pecc  tum, from neuter of pecctus, past participle of peccre, to sin; see ped- in Indo-European roots.] |
peccadillo [ˌpɛkəˈdɪləʊ]
n pl -loes, -los
a petty sin or trifling fault
[from Spanish pecadillo, from pecado sin, from Latin peccātum, from peccāre to transgress]
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| Noun | 1. | peccadillo - a petty misdeed |
peccadillo
noun misdeed, slip, error, lapse, indiscretion, misdemeanour, infraction, petty sin, trifling fault extra-marital peccadilloes by public figures
Translations
peccadillo
n pl <-(e)s> → kleine Sünde; (of youth) → Jugendsünde f
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