aficionado

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An amateur bullfighter.
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.

Pronunciation

/əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/ /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑː.dəʊ/ /əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑː.dəʊ/ /æˌfɪʃ.jɒˈnɑː.dəʊ/ /æ.fiː.θjəʊˈnɑːðəʊ/ /ə.fiː.θjəˈnɑːðəʊ/ /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑ.doʊ/ /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/ /əˌfi.ʃ(i).əˈnɑ.doʊ/ /əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑ.doʊ/ /əˌfɪs.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/ /əˌfi.si.əˈnɑ.doʊ/ /ɑˌfi.θjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/ /ɑˌfi.sjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-aficionado.wav

Word forms

aficionado aficionados aficionadoes aficionadi afficionado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado (“fan, amateur”), past participle of aficionar (“to inspire fondness in someone, to get someone interested in something”). Doublet of affectionate.

Synonyms

admirer buff connoisseur enthusiast expert fan follower lover maven aficionado devotee maniac fanatic fancier fancy fiend freak geek junkie partisan rooter zealot

Related words

aficionada

Derived words

nonaficionado

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