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Webster 1913 Edition

Peccadillo

Pecˊca-dil′lo

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Peccadillos
(#)
.
[Sp.
pecadillo
, dim. of
pecado
a sin, fr. L.
peccatum
. See
Peccant
.]
A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime; a trifling fault.
Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1828 Edition

Peccadillo

PECCADIL'LO

,
Noun.
[L. peccatum.]
1.
A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault.
2.
A sort of stiff ruff.

Definition 2024

peccadillo

peccadillo

English

Noun

peccadillo ‎(plural peccadillos or peccadilloes)

  1. A small flaw or sin.
  2. A petty offense.

Translations

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.kəˈdɪ.loʊ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.kəˈdɪ.ləʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪləʊ

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