"aficionado" meaning in English

See aficionado in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑː.dəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑː.dəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æˌfɪʃ.jɒˈnɑː.dəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æ.fiː.θjəʊˈnɑːðəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation, Castilian-Spanish, imitating], /ə.fiː.θjəˈnɑːðəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑ.doʊ/ [General-American], /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/ [General-American], /əˌfi.ʃ(i).əˈnɑ.doʊ/ [General-American], /əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑ.doʊ/ [General-American], /əˌfɪs.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/ [General-American], /əˌfi.si.əˈnɑ.doʊ/ [General-American], /ɑˌfi.θjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/ [General-American, Castilian-Spanish, imitating], /ɑˌfi.sjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/ [General-American] (note: imitating Latin American Spanish) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-aficionado.wav Forms: aficionados [plural], aficionadoes [plural], aficionadi [hypercorrect, plural, rare], afficionado [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish aficionado (“fan, amateur”), past participle of aficionar (“to inspire fondness in someone, to get someone interested in something”). Doublet of affectionate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|aficionado||fan, amateur}} Spanish aficionado (“fan, amateur”), {{doublet|en|affectionate}} Doublet of affectionate Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es|aficionadi<l:rare,hypercorrect>}} aficionado (plural aficionados or aficionadoes or (rare, hypercorrect) aficionadi)
  1. (obsolete) An amateur bullfighter. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-aficionado-en-noun-qaTlNABI
  2. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee. Coordinate_terms: buff, -phile Translations (A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.): kaiwhakamiha (Māori), kiriwhakamiha (Māori), aficionado [masculine] (Portuguese), aficionado [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-aficionado-en-noun-1f9KAq-J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 23 30 1 5 30 3 1 2 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 30 27 1 8 27 2 1 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Synonyms: admirer, buff, connoisseur, enthusiast, expert, fan, follower, lover, maven, admirer, aficionado, buff, connoisseur, enthusiast, devotee, maniac, fan, fanatic, fancier, fancy, fiend, freak, geek, junkie, partisan, rooter [US, slang], zealot Disambiguation of 'A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonaficionado Related terms: aficionada

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ɑˌfi.θjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Castilian-Spanish",
        "imitating"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑˌfi.sjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/",
      "note": "imitating Latin American Spanish",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.",
      "word": "kaiwhakamiha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.",
      "word": "kiriwhakamiha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aficionado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aficionado"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aficionado"
}

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