"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.θjəʊ.ˈnɑːðəʊ/ [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], /ɑˌfi.sjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-aficionado.wav [US] Forms: aficionados [plural], aficionadoes [plural], aficionadi [hypercorrect, plural, rare]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish aficionado, past participle of aficionar (“to inspire affection”). Doublet of affectionate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|aficionado}} Spanish aficionado, {{m|es|aficionar||to inspire affection}} aficionar (“to inspire affection”), {{doublet|en|affectionate}} Doublet of affectionate Head templates: {{en-noun|s|aficionadoes|aficionadi|pl3qual=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. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: admirer, buff, connoisseur, enthusiast, expert, fan, follower, lover, maven, fan
    Sense id: en-aficionado-en-noun-1f9KAq-J Disambiguation of People: 31 69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: afficionado Derived forms: nonaficionado Related terms: aficionada

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