aficionado

a·fi·cio·na·do

 (ə-fĭsh′ē-ə-nä′dō, -fĭs′ē-, -fē′sē-)

n. pl. a·fi·cio·na·dos

An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a fan.

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[Spanish, past participle of aficionar, to induce a liking for, from afición, liking, from Latin affectiō, affectiōn-; see affection.]

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aficionado

(əˌfɪʃjəˈnɑːdəʊ; Spanish afiθjoˈnaðo)

n, pl -dos (-dəʊz; Spanish -ðos)

1. an ardent supporter or devotee: a jazz aficionado.

2. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a devotee of bullfighting

[Spanish, from aficionar to arouse affection, from afición affection]

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a•fi•cio•na•do

(əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊ, əˌfɪʃ ə-, əˌfi si ə-)

n., pl. -dos.

a devotee; fan.

[1835–45; < Sp: literally, amateur, past participle of aficionar to engender affection, v. derivative of afición affection¹]

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aficionado

an avid and informed devotee of bullflghting; now used of devotees of any sport, activity, or art.

See also: Bulls and Bullfighting

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aficionado - a fan of bull fighting rooter, sports fan, fan - an enthusiastic devotee of sports
	2.	aficionado - a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer buff, devotee, lover, fan - an ardent follower and admirer

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aficionado

noun fan, lover, enthusiast, admirer, supporter, nut (slang), follower, addict, freak (informal), disciple, buff (informal), fanatic, devotee, connoisseur, adherent, votary You are obviously a jazz aficionado.

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Translations

aficionado

[əˌfɪsjəˈnɑːdəʊ] N → aficionado/a m/f

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aficionado

[əˌfɪʃiəˈnɑːdəʊ əˌfɪʃəˈnɑːdəʊ] n → passionné(e) m/f
an aficionado of sth → un(e) passionné(e) de qch
a jazz aficionado → un(e) passionné(e) de jazz

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aficionado

n pl <-s> → Liebhaber(in) m(f)

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