péché

See also: peche, Peche, peché, pèche, pêche, and pêché

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French peché, from Old French pechié, from Latin peccātum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ʃe/

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Noun

péché m (plural péchés)

1. (religion) sin

   péché capital ― deadly sin

   péché mignon ― guilty pleasure

   péché originel ― original sin

   péché mortel ― mortal sin

   péché philosophique ― philosophical sin

   péché véniel ― venial sin

Related terms

• pécher
• peccadille

Participle

péché (feminine péchée, masculine plural péchés, feminine plural péchées)

1. past participle of pécher

Further reading

• “péché”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French empêcher (“to prevent”), compare Haitian Creole anpeche.

Verb

péché

1. to prevent

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Norman

Etymology

From Old French pechié, from Latin peccātum.

Noun

péché m (plural péchés)

1. (Jersey, religion) sin