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.]
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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.]
| WordNet: peccadillo |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a petty misdeed
Synonym: indiscretion
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Peccadillo (plural either peccadillos or peccadilloes), from the Latin word for sin, is commonly used for a small flaw or petty misdeed, a personal fault or an idiosyncrasy.
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Peccadillos is the third album from American singer-song writer, Susan Herndon.
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| Translations: Peccadillo |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - ringe forseelse
Nederlands (Dutch)
kleine misstap
Français (French)
n. - peccadille
Deutsch (German)
n. - kleiner Fehler
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ασήμαντο αμάρτημα, (μικρο)παράπτωμα
Italiano (Italian)
peccatuccio
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pecadilho (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - falta leve, pecadillo, peccata minuta
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - småsynd, bagatellartad förseelse
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
轻罪, 小暇疵, 小过
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 輕罪, 小暇疵, 小過
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가벼운 죄, 작은 과오
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ちょっとした過ち, 軽い罪, 微罪
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) هفوة طفيفه, زله صغيرة
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