'Peccadillo' is a word borrowed from Spanish 'peccadillo'. The word entered the English language some time around 1600.
peccadillo [noun] [1600]
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Etymology: Spanish 'pecadillo' diminutive of 'pecado' sin, from Latin 'peccatum' from neuter of 'peccatus' past participle of 'peccare'
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