Peccadillo \peck-uh-DIL-oh\ noun
1. A slight offense; a petty fault.
Origin:
Peccadillo comes from Spanish
pecadillo, "little sin," diminutive of
pecado, "sin," from Latin
peccatum, from
peccare, "to make a mistake, to err, to sin." It is related to
impeccable, "without flaw or fault".
Published on April 26, 2011 06:34