pecado

Etymology

From Latin peccātum (“sin; error”), from peccō (“I sin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ˈka.d̪o/

Noun

pecado m (plural pecados)

1. (religion) sin
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 3 (facsimile):

     Por ela nos perdõou / deus o pecado Dadam. / da maçãa que goſtou. per / que ſoffreu muit affan.

     By her, God forgave us of Adam’s sin. Of the apple he tasted, because she felt very anguished.

Alternative forms

• peccado (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pecado (“sin”), Latin peccatum.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ˈka.ðu/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ca‧do

Noun

pecado m (plural pecados)

1. sin

Etymology

From Latin peccātum, from peccō (“I sin, offend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈkado/, [peˈkaðo]

Noun

pecado m (plural pecados)

1. sin

Verb

pecado m (feminine singular pecada, masculine plural pecados, feminine plural pecadas)

1. Past participle of pecar.

Further reading

• “pecado” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.