Old Portuguese

Noun

pecado m ‎(plural pecados)

1. (religion) sin
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 3 (facsimile):

     Por ela nos perdõou / deus o pecado Dadam. / da maçãa que goſtou. per / que ſoffreu muit affan.

     By her, God forgave us of Adam’s sin. Of the apple he tasted, because she felt very anguished.

Descendants

• Galician: pecado
• Portuguese: pecado

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• peccado (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pecado ‎(“sin”), Latin peccatum.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ˈka.ðu/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ca‧do

Noun

pecado f (plural pecados)

1. sin

Related terms

• pecadilho
• pecadoraço
• pecar

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: pecaado

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈka.ðo/

Etymology

From Latin peccātum, from peccō ‎(“I sin, offend”).

Noun

pecado m ‎(plural pecados)

1. sin

Derived terms

• pecadillo m

Related terms

• pecador
• pecar

Verb

pecado m ‎(feminine singular pecada, masculine plural pecados, feminine plural pecadas)

1. Past participle of pecar.