Dictionary

aficionado en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑ.doʊ/ (General-American)
• /əˌfi.si.əˈnɑ.doʊ/ (General-American)
• /əˌfi.ʃ(i).əˈnɑ.doʊ/ (General-American)
• /æ.fiː.θjəʊˈnɑːðəʊ/ (Castilian-Spanish, Received-Pronunciation, imitating)
• /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑ.doʊ/ (General-American)
• /əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑː.dəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑː.dəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/ (General-American)
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• /ɑˌfi.θjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/ (Castilian-Spanish, General-American, imitating)
• /æˌfɪʃ.jɒˈnɑː.dəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ə.fiː.θjəˈnɑːðəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˌfɪs.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/ (General-American)
• /ɑˌfi.sjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/ (General-American) imitating Latin American Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish afición Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Old Spanish -ar Spanish -ar Spanish aficionar Spanish -ado Spanish aficionadobor. English aficionado Borrowed from Spanish aficionado (“fan, amateur”), past participle of aficionar (“to inspire fondness in someone, to get someone interested in something”). Doublet of affectionate.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) An amateur bullfighter.
2. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
   • The marketing of this relatively new money has so far been limited mostly to ads on trade websites and targeted pushes on social media, where aficionados swap meme-fueled in-jokes about coin values rocketing to the moon. 2021 July 7, Tiffany Hsu, Coral Murphy Marcos, “Cryptocurrency Seeks the Spotlight, With Spike Lee’s Help”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2021:
   • To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion. 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:
   • A journey along the Conwy Valley line is one to savour for aficionados of scenic railways. 2020 August 26, Andrew Mourant, “Reinforced against future flooding”, in Rail, page 58:

Forms

Coordinates

buff · -phile

Deriveds

nonaficionado

Relateds

aficionada

Synonyms

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

Translations (8)

sk milovník (A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.) · sk fanúšik (A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.) · sk nadšenec (A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.) · es aficionado (A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.) · mi kiriwhakamiha (A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.) · mi kaiwhakamiha (A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.) · pt aficionado (A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.) · sk obdivovateľ (A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.)