Etymology

peccadillo

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Today it means: A small flaw or sin. Full definition →

Spanish pecadillo ← Latin peccatum
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  1. Latin · derived frompeccatum“sin, error, fault”
  2. Spanish · borrowed frompecadillo
  3. English todaypeccadillo

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

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