aficionado
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activityA person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
» As you might already know, I am an aficionado of old books.
Meaning
2 sensesA person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
(obsolete)An amateur bullfighter.
- a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
- a fan of bull fighting
Examples
4 sentencesAs you might already know, I am an aficionado of old books.
He's a bread aficionado.
He's a barbecue aficionado.
Richard is a VR aficionado.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Spanish aficionado (“fan, amateur”), past participle of aficionar (“to inspiBorrowed from Spanish aficionado (“fan, amateur”), past participle of aficionar (“to inspire fondness in someone, to get someone interested in something”). Doublet of affectionate.
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Forms
plural: aficionados / aficionadoes| Singular | aficionado |
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| Plural | aficionados / aficionadoes |
regular
Synonyms
22 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular