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Spanish
Etymology
From pecado (“sin”) + -illo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pekaˈdiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /pekaˈdiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pekaˈdiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pekaˈdiʒo/
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo
- Syllabification: pe‧ca‧di‧llo
Noun
pecadillo m (plural pecadillos)
- Diminutive of pecado; a peccadillo, minor sin
Descendants