peccadillo

(pĕk'ə-dĭl'ō)
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.]

(pek-uh-DIL-o)

noun
A minor offense.

Etymology
From Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado (sin), from Latin peccare (to sin). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ped- (foot) which gave us not only peccadillo (alluding to a stumble or fall) but also pedal, impeccable, podium, octopus, and impeach

Usage
"All legislation is said to aim at training citizens in good habits, but many of us count breaking of the law as a mere peccadillo." — Nous; Virtue of Hanging the Veil of Purdah Over Liquor; The Sunday Times; (Colombo, Sri Lanka); May 13, 2007.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a petty misdeed
  Synonym: indiscretion

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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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