aficionado

English

Alternative forms

• afficionado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado, past participle of aficionar (“to inspire affection”). Doublet of affectionate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/, /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑː.dəʊ/, /əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑː.dəʊ/, /æˌfɪʃ.jɒˈnɑː.dəʊ/, (imitating Castilian Spanish) /æ.fiː.θjəʊˈnɑːðəʊ/, /ə.fiː.θjəˈnɑːðəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑ.doʊ/, /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/, /əˌfi.ʃ(i).əˈnɑ.doʊ/, /əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑ.doʊ/, /əˌfɪs.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/, /əˌfi.si.əˈnɑ.doʊ/, (imitating Castilian Spanish) /ɑˌfi.θjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/, (imitating Latin American Spanish) /ɑˌfi.sjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

aficionado (plural aficionados or aficionadoes or (rare, hypercorrect) aficionadi)

1. (obsolete) An amateur bullfighter. [19th c.]
2. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee. [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: admirer, buff, connoisseur, enthusiast, expert, fan, follower, lover, maven; see also Thesaurus:fan

   Coordinate terms: buff, -phile

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page ix:

     To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion.

   • 2020 August 26, Andrew Mourant, “Reinforced against future flooding”, in Rail, page 58:

     A journey along the Conwy Valley line is one to savour for aficionados of scenic railways.

Derived terms

• nonaficionado

 

Related terms

• aficionada

French

Alternative forms

• afficionado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado. Doublet of affectionné.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

aficionado m (plural aficionados)

1. aficionado (all senses)

Further reading

• “aficionado”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish aficionado. Doublet of affezionato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.fi.sjoˈna.do/
• Rhymes: -ado
• Hyphenation: a‧fi‧cio‧nà‧do

Noun

aficionado m (plural aficionados)

1. fan, supporter

   Synonyms: sostenitore, tifoso

2. (loosely) regular, habitué

   Synonym: habitué

Further reading

• aficionado in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aficionado.

Noun

aficionado m (uncountable)

1. aficionado (all senses)

Declension

declension of aficionado (singular only)

	singular
m gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) aficionado	aficionadoul
genitive/dative	(unui) aficionado	aficionadoului
vocative	aficionadoule

Spanish

Etymology

Past participle of aficionar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /afiθjoˈnado/ [a.fi.θjoˈna.ð̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /afisjoˈnado/ [a.fi.sjoˈna.ð̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧fi‧cio‧na‧do

Adjective

aficionado (feminine aficionada, masculine plural aficionados, feminine plural aficionadas)

1. fond
2. amateur

   Synonym: diletante

Noun

aficionado m (plural aficionados, feminine aficionada, feminine plural aficionadas)

1. fan, supporter (person who likes and supports a sports team or an athlete very much)

   Synonyms: fan, (Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay) hincha, seguidor

   Él es un aficionado del Real Madrid.

   He is a fan of Real Madrid.

2. fan, hobbyist (person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby)

   Soy un gran aficionado al béisbol.

   I'm a big baseball fan.

3. amateur, aficionado

   Synonyms: amateur, diletante

   No vendo mis cuadros; soy una pintora aficionada.

   I don't sell my paintings; I'm just an amateur painter.

Derived terms

• videoaficionado

 

Descendants

• → English: aficionado
• → French: aficionado

Participle

aficionado (feminine aficionada, masculine plural aficionados, feminine plural aficionadas)

1. past participle of aficionar

Further reading

• “aficionado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28