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aficionado

/əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/ UK
/əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑː.dəʊ/ UK
/əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑː.dəʊ/ UK
/æˌfɪʃ.jɒˈnɑː.dəʊ/ UK
/æ.fiː.θjəʊˈnɑːðəʊ/ UK, Castilian Spanish, imitating
/ə.fiː.θjəˈnɑːðəʊ/ UK
/əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑ.doʊ/ US
/əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/ US
/əˌfi.ʃ(i).əˈnɑ.doʊ/ US
/əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑ.doʊ/ US
/əˌfɪs.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/ US
/əˌfi.si.əˈnɑ.doʊ/ US
/ɑˌfi.θjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/ US, Castilian Spanish, imitating
/ɑˌfi.sjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado (“fan, amateur”), past participle of aficionar (“to inspire fondness in someone, to get someone interested in something”). Doublet of affectionate.

noun aficionados · aficionadoes · aficionadi · afficionado

obsolete An amateur bullfighter.
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee. To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion.
Similar: admirer, buff, connoisseur, enthusiast, expert, fan, follower, lover, maven, aficionado, devotee, maniac

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noun A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.

Español	aficionado
Português	aficionado

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@misc{aficionado_2026,
  title = {aficionado},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aficionado},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}