PECCADILLO


Meaning of PECCADILLO in English

ˌpekəˈdi(ˌ)lō noun

( plural peccadilloes or peccadillos )

Etymology: Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado sin, from Latin peccatum, from neuter of peccatus, past participle of peccare to sin

: a slight offense : a petty fault

lapses and peccadilloes — Herbert Askwith

the sexual peccadilloes of a bygone time — Edmund Fuller

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