aficionado

English

Etymology

From Spanish, past participle of aficionar, to inspire affection, from afición, affection, from Latin affectio

Noun

aficionado (plural aficionados or occasionally, the hypercorrect aficionadi)

1. 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

One who likes, knows about, and appreciates something

admirer buff connoisseur

enthusiast expert fan

follower lover

See also

• -phile

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Spanish

Adjective

aficionado m. (feminine aficionada, masculine plural aficionados, feminine plural aficionadas)

1. fond
2. amateur

Noun

aficionado m. (plural aficionados, feminine singular aficionada, feminine plural aficionadas)

1. fan
2. amateur