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peccadillo
pec·ca·dil·lo
[
pèkə díllō
]
(
plural
pec·ca·dil·loes
or
pec·ca·dil·los
)
noun
Definition:
minor offense:
a trifling offense
[
Late 16th century. < Spanish, "little fault" <
peccado
"sin" < Latin
peccare
"to sin"
]
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