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Dictionary: a·fi·cio·na·do   (ə-fĭsh'ē-ə-nä'dō, -fĭs'ē-, -fē'sē-) pronunciation
n., pl., -dos.
An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a fan.

[Spanish, past participle of aficionar, to induce a liking for, from afición, liking, from Latin affectiō, affectiōn-. See affection.]


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A Spanish word that means fan, devotee, enthusiast, etc. There are loyal aficionados of every subject in the computer field.

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WordNet: aficionado
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a fan of bull fighting

Meaning #2: a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer


Misspellings: aficionado
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Common misspelling(s) of aficionado

  • afficionado

Translations: Aficionado
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - aficionado, ivrig, dykker

Nederlands (Dutch)
liefhebber (sport etc.)

Français (French)
n. - fan, passionné

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fan

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λάτρης

Italiano (Italian)
tifoso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aficionado (m), fã (m) (f), amador (m) de um espetáculo, esporte, arte, etc.

Русский (Russian)
любитель, болельщик

Español (Spanish)
n. - admirador, entusiasta, fanático

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - entusiast, fantast

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
狂热爱好者, 迷

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 狂熱愛好者, 迷

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 열애하는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 熱烈な愛好者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هاوي متحمس جدا ( للعبه مثلا)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מתמסר לענף ספורט או לבילוי מסוים, אוהד מושבע, חסיד‬


 
 

 

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