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   peccadillo

   /ˌpɛkəˈdɪləʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a relatively minor fault or sin: "the sexual peccadilloes of celebrities aren't necessarily news"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado ‘sin’, from Latin peccare ‘to sin’.

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   Is a Peccadillo a sin?

   • Peccadillo is based on the Spanish word peccado, meaning "sin," with a diminutive added, making peccadillo a small sin. How big a sin is a peccadillo? Well, that depends on whom you ask. The person committing the offense is likely to try to pass off any number of transgressions and mistakes as peccadilloes.

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   What does Peccadillo mean?

   • , plural pec·ca·dil·loes, pec·ca·dil·los. a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault. Besides, the gift bag peccadillo is the least skeevy of Jeter's alleged bedroom behavior. And yet Louisiana does not prohibit a far stranger peccadillo: sex with corpses. Peccadillo, pek-a-dil′lo, n. a little or trifling sin: a petty fault:—pl.

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   Who is Peccadillo?

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   Why are political peccadilloes important?

   • Moreover, in those more leisured days the political peccadilloes of the great could, without much harm, rank as a source of interest to all classes. He was arrested and put in a cell for 19 hours for a peccadillo. Peccadillos are one thing, but the commission of crimes is quite another.

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     PECCADILLO meaning: 1. a small fault or mistake, or...

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     PECCADILLO translate: 小錯誤，過失. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     PECCADILLO translate: 小错误，过失. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   noun. pec· ca· dil· lo ˌpe-kə-ˈdi- (ˌ)lō. plural peccadilloes or peccadillos. Synonyms of peccadillo. : a slight offense. The movie star's peccadilloes made tabloid headlines. Did you know? The Sinful History of Pecadillo. "The world loves a spice of wickedness."

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   A peccadillo is a minor offense or sin. Parents recognize that their kids have a few peccadilloes: they don't always remember to say please and thank you, don't put their dirty clothes in the hamper, and worst of all, they keep finding the chocolate stash!

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   a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault. SYNONYMS lapse, slip, faux pas, indiscretion. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   A peccadillo is a small sin or fault, often a minor or slight misdeed or indiscretion. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this word, as well as related words and antonyms, from various sources.