peccadillo

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

peccadillo

/ˌpɛ.kəˈdɪ.loʊ/ US
/ˌpɛ.kəˈdɪ.ləʊ/ UK

Rhymes with -ɪləʊ

Where it comes from

From Spanish pecadillo, diminutive form of pecado (“sin”), from Latin peccatum (“sin, error, fault”), from peccō (“to sin, offend”).

noun peccadillos · peccadilloes

A small flaw or sin. We tolerate Irene and Phil’s mild racist quirks and planet-destroying peccadilloes (“I could never own any car smaller than my Cutlass Supreme”) because their existence acts as a tranquilizer in an otherwise slightly-out-of-control world.
Similar: fault, glitch, imperfection, quirk
A petty offense. When he comes to the prayer, he sometimes does me the honor of personally recommending me to the Lord, advising him that I am a worthy man and begging him to condone my occasional peccadillos.
Similar: transgression, veniality, wrongdoing, crime, delict, delinquency, error, malfeasance, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, offense

Translations

Every language

noun small sin or flaw

Español	pecadillo
Français	peccadille
Русский	грешо́к grešók

noun petty offense

Français	peccadille
Deutsch	Kavaliersdelikt

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"peccadillo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peccadillo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

peccadillo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peccadillo

Chicago

"peccadillo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peccadillo.

BibTeX

@misc{peccadillo_2026,
  title = {peccadillo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peccadillo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}