noun
Meaning 1
A small flaw or sin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fault, glitch, imperfection, quirk
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
peccadillo
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˌpɛ.kəˈdɪ.loʊ/
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UK: /ˌpɛ.kəˈdɪ.ləʊ/
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rhymes with -ɪləʊ
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noun
Meaning 2
A petty offense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: transgression, veniality, wrongdoing, crime, delict, delinquency, error, malfeasance, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, offense, peccadillo, sin, tort, tortfeasance, villainy, wrong
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a petty misdeed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: indiscretion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed
History
Etymology
From Spanish pecadillo, diminutive form of pecado (“sin”), from Latin peccatum (“sin, error, fault”), from peccō (“to sin, offend”).
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: малък грях (malǎk grjah) — small sin or flaw
- Dutch: pekelzonde — small sin or flaw
- French: peccadille — small sin or flaw
- Polish: grzeszek — small sin or flaw
- Russian: грешо́к (grešók) — small sin or flaw
- Spanish: pecadillo — small sin or flaw
- Swedish: småsynd — small sin or flaw
- Swedish: felsteg — small sin or flaw
- Swedish: försyndelse — small sin or flaw
- French: peccadille — petty offense
- German: Kavaliersdelikt — petty offense
- Polish: grzeszek — petty offense
- Swedish: förseelse — petty offense
- Swedish: lagöverträdelse — petty offense