aficionado

Sometimes af·fi·cio·na·do

[uh-fish-yuh-nah-doh, ah-fee-thyaw-nah-thaw, ah-fee-syaw-]

noun

plural

aficionados 

1. an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.

aficionado

/ afiθjoˈnaðo, əˌfɪʃjəˈnɑːdəʊ /

noun

1. an ardent supporter or devotee

   a jazz aficionado

2. a devotee of bullfighting

Word History and Origins

Origin of aficionado¹

First recorded in 1835–45; from Spanish: literally, “amateur,” past participle -ado ( -ate ¹ ) of aficionar “to engender affection,” equivalent to afición affection ¹ + -ar infinitive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of aficionado¹

Spanish, from aficionar to arouse affection, from afición _affection

Example Sentences

I’m more aficionado than maniac, but I find them endlessly listenable, rewatchable — they just look great, for one thing — and interesting.

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She was the first to speak and declared, “Any school that could produce such a well-rounded aficionado of ferns must be doing a superb job. I vote to keep Swanburne Swanburne!”

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Mostly the serif aficionados are put off by the ubiquity of their favorite retro font.

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The gift guide, once just for aficionados of American manufacturing, has taken on new resonance this holiday season as tariff-wary shoppers hunt for deals.

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After three years with the ascot aficionados, I realized that the cultural gulf between us wasn’t a cause of inequality; it was a symptom of it.

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Related Words

• connoisseur 
• devotee 
• enthusiast 
• fanatic