aficionado

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

/ əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊ; Spanish ɑˌfi θyɔˈnɑ ðɔ, ɑˌfi syɔ- /

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noun, plural a·fi·cio·na·dos [uh-fish-yuh-nah-dohz; Spanish ah-fee-thyaw-nah-thaws]. /əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊz; Spanish ɑˌfi θyɔˈnɑ ðɔs/.

an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.

Sometimes af·fi·cio·na·do .

Origin of aficionado

First recorded in 1835–45; from Spanish: literally, “amateur,” past participle -ado (see -ate¹) of aficionar “to engender affection,” equivalent to afición affection¹ + -ar infinitive suffix

Words nearby aficionado

a-fib, A fiber, afibrillar, afibrinogenemia, aficionada, aficionado, afield, afikomen, afire, AFIS, fish out of water, a

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Example sentences from the Web for aficionado

As a lifelong hiking aficionado, I can confidently say that this trail was one of my all-time top five.
Alpine Lake Spotting at Rocky Mountain National Park|Emily Pennington|October 16, 2020|Outside Online
Shoe aficionados who wake up every morning determined to leave the house with the perfect footwear should give this rack serious consideration.
The top shoe organizers for a tidier hallway or closet|PopSci Commerce Team|September 24, 2020|Popular Science
So she was an aficionado of classical music, for soundtracks or otherwise?
‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Inside Amazon’s Brave New World of Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music|Kevin Fallon|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For the aficionado or the neophyte, Comics is a useful overview of a richly creative period in a burgeoning art.
The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014|Robert Birnbaum|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Each is expertly introduced by Michael Sims, an aficionado of the genre.
This Week’s Hot Reads, January 2, 2012|Josh Dzieza|January 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Since, then I have become an aficionado of the publicly uttered F-word.
A Short History of the F-Bomb|John Leo|April 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Shushannah Walshe came aboard as our Sarah Palin aficionado.
The Daily Beast Turns 2!|Tina Brown|October 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Every man and boy in Spain is an aficionado, a bullfight "fan," a frantic bullfight "bug."
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey

British Dictionary definitions for aficionado

aficionado

/ (əˌfɪʃjəˈnɑːdəʊ, Spanish afiθjoˈnaðo) /

noun plural -dos (-dəʊz, Spanish -ðos)

an ardent supporter or devoteea jazz aficionado

a devotee of bullfighting

Word Origin for aficionado

Spanish, from aficionar to arouse affection, from afición affection

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单词	aficionado
释义	aficionado [ uh-fish-yuh-nah-doh; Spanish ah-fee-thyaw-nah-thaw, ah-fee-syaw- ] / əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊ; Spanish ɑˌfi θyɔˈnɑ ðɔ, ɑˌfi syɔ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aficionado ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural a·fi·cio·na·dos [uh-fish-yuh-nah-dohz; Spanish ah-fee-thyaw-nah-thaws]. /əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊz; Spanish ɑˌfi θyɔˈnɑ ðɔs/. an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast. Sometimes af·fi·cio·na·do . Origin of aficionado First recorded in 1835–45; from Spanish: literally, “amateur,” past participle -ado (see -ate¹) of aficionar “to engender affection,” equivalent to afición affection¹ + -ar infinitive suffix Words nearby aficionado a-fib, A fiber, afibrillar, afibrinogenemia, aficionada, aficionado, afield, afikomen, afire, AFIS, fish out of water, a Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aficionado As a lifelong hiking aficionado, I can confidently say that this trail was one of my all-time top five. Alpine Lake Spotting at Rocky Mountain National Park\|Emily Pennington\|October 16, 2020\|Outside Online Shoe aficionados who wake up every morning determined to leave the house with the perfect footwear should give this rack serious consideration. The top shoe organizers for a tidier hallway or closet\|PopSci Commerce Team\|September 24, 2020\|Popular Science So she was an aficionado of classical music, for soundtracks or otherwise? ‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Inside Amazon’s Brave New World of Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music\|Kevin Fallon\|December 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST For the aficionado or the neophyte, Comics is a useful overview of a richly creative period in a burgeoning art. The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014\|Robert Birnbaum\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Each is expertly introduced by Michael Sims, an aficionado of the genre. This Week’s Hot Reads, January 2, 2012\|Josh Dzieza\|January 4, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Since, then I have become an aficionado of the publicly uttered F-word. A Short History of the F-Bomb\|John Leo\|April 21, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Shushannah Walshe came aboard as our Sarah Palin aficionado. The Daily Beast Turns 2!\|Tina Brown\|October 5, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Every man and boy in Spain is an aficionado, a bullfight "fan," a frantic bullfight "bug." The Wolf Cub\|Patrick Casey British Dictionary definitions for aficionado aficionado / (əˌfɪʃjəˈnɑːdəʊ, Spanish afiθjoˈnaðo) / noun plural -dos (-dəʊz, Spanish -ðos) an ardent supporter or devoteea jazz aficionado a devotee of bullfighting Word Origin for aficionado Spanish, from aficionar to arouse affection, from afición affection Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to aficionado enthusiast, devotee, connoisseur, fanatic
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aficionado

noun, plural a·fi·cio·na·dos [uh-fish-yuh-nah-dohz; Spanish ah-fee-thyaw-nah-thaws]. /əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊz; Spanish ɑˌfi θyɔˈnɑ ðɔs/.

Origin of aficionado

Words nearby aficionado

Example sentences from the Web for aficionado

British Dictionary definitions for aficionado

noun plural -dos (-dəʊz, Spanish -ðos)

Word Origin for aficionado

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