PECCADILLO


Meaning of PECCADILLO in English

/ ˌpekəˈdɪləʊ; NAmE -ˈdɪloʊ/ noun

( pl. -oes or -os ) a small unimportant thing that sb does wrong

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Spanish pecadillo , diminutive of pecado sin, from Latin peccare to sin.

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