aficionado

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado, past participle of aficionar (“to inspire affection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əfɪsjəˈnɑːdəʊ/, /əfɪʃjəˈnɑːdəʊ/

Noun

aficionado (plural aficionados or aficionadoes or (rare, hypercorrect) aficionadi)

1. (obsolete) An amateur bullfighter. [19th c.]
2. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee. [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: admirer, buff, connoisseur, enthusiast, expert, fan, follower, lover

   Coordinate terms: buff, -phile

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page ix:

     To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion.

Further reading

• “aficionado”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado.

Noun

aficionado m (plural aficionados)

1. aficionado (all senses)

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Spanish

Etymology

From aficionar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /afiθjoˈnado/ [a.fi.θjoˈna.ð̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /afisjoˈnado/ [a.fi.sjoˈna.ð̞o]

Adjective

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

1. fond
2. amateur

Noun

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

1. fan, hobbyist, aficionado (person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby)

   Synonym: fan

   Soy un gran aficionado al beisbol. ― I'm a big baseball fan.

2. amateur

   Synonym: amateur

Descendants

• → English: aficionado
• → French: aficionado

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001