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peccadillo
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peccadillo, noun, a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault
Pronounced pe-ke-DIL-oh
The plural form is either peccadilloes or peccadillos. Most sources say the first known use was 1585-1595, but the excerpt from the book below is from the much earlier year of 1405.
Etymology:
From the Spanish pecadillo, a diminutive of pecado "sin." Pecado is in turn from the Latin peccatum "transgression."
Examples:
Sarah was willing to overlook her husband's peccadilloes.
Most people see speeding on the highway as only a peccadillo.
From The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan:
"But, just as I told you before, the fool sees his neighbor's peccadillo and fails to see his own enormous crime."
peccadillo, noun, a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault
Pronounced pe-ke-DIL-oh
The plural form is either peccadilloes or peccadillos. Most sources say the first known use was 1585-1595, but the excerpt from the book below is from the much earlier year of 1405.
Etymology:
From the Spanish pecadillo, a diminutive of pecado "sin." Pecado is in turn from the Latin peccatum "transgression."
Examples:
Sarah was willing to overlook her husband's peccadilloes.
Most people see speeding on the highway as only a peccadillo.
From The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan:
"But, just as I told you before, the fool sees his neighbor's peccadillo and fails to see his own enormous crime."
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For no good or useful reason, this word always makes me think of peccaries crossed with armadillos.
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