pecar

/peˈkaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to sin

🍎 Latin peccare: the root of impeccable (without sin) and peccadillo

Pecar comes from Latin peccare, to stumble or do wrong. English kept it in impeccable (unable to sin, flawless) and peccadillo (a small sin). Pecado is the noun: a sin.

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