aficionado
[ uh-fish-yuh-nah-doh; Spanish ah-fee-thyaw-nah-th aw, ah-fee-syaw- ]
/ əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊ; Spanish ɑˌfi θyɔˈnɑ ðɔ, ɑˌfi syɔ- /
noun, plural a·fi·cio·na·dos [uh-fish-yuh-nah-dohz; Spanish ah-fee-thyaw-nah-th aws] /əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊz; Spanish ɑˌfi θyɔˈnɑ ðɔs/.
an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.
Also
afficionado.
Origin of aficionado
1835–45; < Spanish: literally, amateur, past participle in
-ado
-ate1 of
aficionar to engender affection, equivalent to
afición
affection1 +
-ar infinitive suffix
Words nearby aficionado
afghani,
afghanistan,
afibrillar,
afibrinogenemia,
aficionada,
aficionado,
afield,
afikomen,
afire,
afis,
afk
Example sentences from the Web for aficionado
British Dictionary definitions for aficionado
aficionado
/ (əˌfɪʃjəˈnɑːdəʊ, Spanish afiθjoˈnaðo) /
noun plural -dos (-dəʊz, Spanish -ðos)
an ardent supporter or devotee
a jazz aficionado
a devotee of bullfighting
Word Origin for aficionado
Spanish, from
aficionar to arouse affection, from
afición
affection