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vicio

vice

noun BEE-syoh Rare

Origin: From Latin vitium (fault, defect).

Also means

bad habit

Usage Note

Vicio covers both a moral vice (e.g. gambling, drinking) and a milder bad habit like biting one's nails. In colloquial Spain, estar de vicio means something is wonderful or delicious (la comida está de vicio). Its adjective vicioso means depraved (given to vice) and, colloquially, hooked or addicted.

Examples

"Fumar es un vicio difícil de dejar."

Natural Translation

Smoking is a hard habit to quit.

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