peccadillo

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Etymology

From Spanish pecadillo, diminutive form of pecado (“sin”), from Latin peccatum (“sin, error, fault”), from peccō (“I sin, offend”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪləʊ

Noun

peccadillo (plural peccadillos or peccadilloes)

  1. A small flaw or sin.
  2. A petty offense.
    • 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka (republished by Eland, 2019; p. 106):
      When he comes to the prayer, he sometimes does me the honor of personally recommending me to the Lord, advising him that I am a worthy man and begging him to condone my occasional peccadillos.

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