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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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