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aficionado

Sometimes ·ھ··Բ·

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

noun

plural

aficionados 
  1. an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.



aficionado

/ afiθjoˈnaðo, əˌfɪʃjəˈnɑːdəʊ /

noun

  1. an ardent supporter or devotee

    a jazz aficionado

  2. a devotee of bullfighting

“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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aficionado1

First recorded in 1835–45; from Spanish: literally, “amateur,” past participle -ado ( -ate 1 ) of aficionar “to engender affection,” equivalent to ھó affection 1 + -ar infinitive suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aficionado1

Spanish, from aficionar to arouse affection, from ھó affection
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When you speak to a lot of travel experts and free-travel aficionados, flexibility is a recurring theme.

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Maybe the Wes Anderson advocates and aficionados will be upset to hear it, but up until mid-April, I didn’t know Anderson had a new movie on the horizon, either.

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Milburn, and the legions of Stitch aficionados like her, are why Walt Disney Co. may be about to have its next $1-billion blockbuster movie.

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After designing toys and merchandise for Hasbro and Disney, Msrlyan decided to merge his manufacturing knowledge and his personal interest, designing motel-themed stickers and buttons to sell to like-minded vintage aficionados.

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Chef Dale Talde, an accomplished and decorated chef with a cookbook, various restaurants, two appearances in the golden era of "Top Chef" and numerous Food Network appearances, also happens to also a grilling aficionado.

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