afficionado
[ uh-fish-yuh-nah-doh ]
/ əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊ /
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noun, plural af·fi·cio·na·dos.
less common variant of aficionado.
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Words nearby afficionado
affettuoso, affiance, affianced, affiant, affiche, afficionado, affidavit, affiliate, affiliated, affiliation, affiliation order
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How to use afficionado in a sentence
I am, as longtime readers know, a huge kitchen gadget afficionado.