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Definition of peccadillo - 3 dictionary results

pec⋅ca⋅dil⋅lo

  [pek-uh-dil-oh]
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–noun, plural -loes, -los.
a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
Origin:
1585–95; < Sp pecadillo, dim. of pecado sin < L peccātum transgression, n. use of neut. of ptp. of peccāre to err, offend

Synonyms:
lapse, slip, faux pas, indiscretion.
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pec·ca·dil·lo   (pěk'ə-dĭl'ō)   
n.   pl. pec·ca·dil·loes or pec·ca·dil·los
A small sin or fault.

[Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado, sin, and Italian peccadiglio, diminutive of peccato, sin, both from Latin peccātum, from neuter of peccātus, past participle of peccāre, to sin; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

peccadillo 
"slight sin," 1591, from Sp. pecadillo, dim. of pecado "a sin," from L. peccatum "a sin, fault, error," from neut. pp. of peccare "to make a mistake, sin," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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