PECCADILLO


Meaning of PECCADILLO in English

pec ‧ ca ‧ dil ‧ lo /ˌpekəˈdɪləʊ $ -loʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural peccadilloes or peccadillos ) [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: pecadillo , from pecado 'evil act' , from Latin peccare 'to do evil' ]

something bad which someone does, especially involving sex, which is not regarded as very serious or important:

The public is willing to forgive him for his peccadillos.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.