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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Spanish
Origin: pecadillo, from pecado 'evil act', from Latin peccare 'to do evil'

peccadillo

 noun
     
pec‧ca‧dil‧lo plural peccadilloes or pecadillos [countable]
something bad which someone does, especially involving sex, which is not regarded as very serious or important:
The public is willing to forgive him for his peccadillos.
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