pecadillo

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Spanish

Etymology

From pecado (“sin”) +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pekaˈdiʝo/ (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /pekaˈdiʎo/ (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /pekaˈdiʃo/ (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /pekaˈdiʒo/ (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: pe‧ca‧di‧llo

Noun

pecadillo m (plural pecadillos)

diminutive of pecado; a peccadillo, minor sin

Descendants

→ English: peccadillo
→ French: peccadille

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