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pec·ca·dil·lo  (pk-dl)

n. pl. pec·ca·dil·loes or pec·ca·dil·los

A small sin or fault.

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[Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado, sin, and Italian peccadiglio, diminutive of peccato, sin, both from Latin pecctum, from neuter of pecctus, past participle of peccre, to sin; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

peccadillo - a petty misdeed indiscretion misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior

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peccadillo

noun misdeed, slip, error, lapse, indiscretion, misdemeanour, infraction, petty sin, trifling fault extra-marital peccadilloes by public figures

Translations

peccadillo [ˌpekəˈdɪləʊ] N (peccadillos or peccadilloes (pl)) → pecadillo m, falta f leve

peccadillo

n pl <-(e)s> → kleine Sünde; (of youth) → Jugendsünde f

peccadillo [ˌpɛkəˈdɪləʊ] n → peccatuccio