peccadille

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pecadillo, with change of gender.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ.ka.dij/ ~ /pe.ka.dij/
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Noun

peccadille f (plural peccadilles)

  1. peccadillo (small sin or error)
    • 1844, Honoré de Balzac, Modeste Mignon:
      La peccadille du soldat est un crime chez le général ; et réciproquement.
      A soldier's peccadillo is a crime for a general; and vice versa.

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