aficionado
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish, past participle of aficionar, to inspire affection, from afición, affection, from Latin affectio
Noun [edit]
aficionado (plural aficionados or occasionally, the hypercorrect aficionadi)
- A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.
- The festival is filled with aficionados of all types of music.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page ix
- To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion.
Synonyms [edit]
One who likes, knows about, and appreciates something
See also [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
aficionado m (feminine aficionada, masculine plural aficionados, feminine plural aficionadas)
Noun [edit]
aficionado m (plural aficionados, feminine singular aficionada, feminine plural aficionadas)
