peccadillos

Variant of peccadillo

peccadillo definition

pec·ca·dillo (pek′ə dil′ō)

noun pl. peccadilloes -·loes or peccadillos -·los

a minor or petty sin; slight fault

Etymology: Sp pecadilo, dim. < pecado < L peccatum, a sin < peccare, to sin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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