🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Peccato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pekˈkaːto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Peché/peˈʃe/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha confessato il suo peccato al prete."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An act of transgression against divine law or moral principles.

    "He confessed his peché to the priest during the service."
  2. 2

    A fault or error in judgment.

    "Her peché in the decision-making process led to unforeseen consequences."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'peché' originates from the Latin 'peccatum', meaning 'sin' or 'fault'. It evolved through Old French, where it retained its moral connotation, referring to a transgression against divine law or moral principles.

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