Monday, April 30, 2007

word of the week

peccadillo (pek-uh-DIL-o), noun. A minor offense. From Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado (sin), from Latin peccare (to sin). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ped- (foot) which gave us not only peccadillo (alluding to a stumble or fall) but also pedal, impeccable, podium, octopus, and impeach. more words here...

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