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Dictionary: pec·ca·dil·lo   (pĕk'ə-dĭl'ō) pronunciation
 
n., pl. -loes or -los.

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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WordNet: peccadillo
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a petty misdeed
  Synonym: indiscretion


 
Wikipedia: Peccadillo
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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.

Peccadillo, the song

Peccadillo is the title of a song by the Richmond, Virginia group known as The Taters. Genre is rock and roll and rhythm and blues.

Peccadillos, the album

Peccadillos is the third album from American singer-song writer, Susan Herndon.

Peccadillo, the play

Peccadillo is the title of a 1985 play by Garson Kanin. It tells the story of an international conductor, "Maestro" Vito DeAngelis, and "Mrs. Maestro" Rachel, who both decide to create autobiographical accounts of their lives with the help of ghost writers.


 
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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)

Русский (Russian)
грешок

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

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חטא קל‬


 
 

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