noun
Meaning 1
An amateur bullfighter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
aficionado
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑː.dəʊ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑː.dəʊ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /æˌfɪʃ.jɒˈnɑː.dəʊ/
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Received-Pronunciation, Castilian-Spanish, imitating: /æ.fiː.θjəʊˈnɑːðəʊ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ə.fiː.θjəˈnɑːðəʊ/
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General-American: /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑ.doʊ/
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General-American: /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/
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General-American: /əˌfi.ʃ(i).əˈnɑ.doʊ/
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General-American: /əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑ.doʊ/
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General-American: /əˌfɪs.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/
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General-American: /əˌfi.si.əˈnɑ.doʊ/
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General-American, Castilian-Spanish, imitating: /ɑˌfi.θjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/
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General-American: /ɑˌfi.sjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/ imitating Latin American Spanish
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 F IY2 SH Y AH0 N AA1 D OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: admirer, buff, connoisseur, enthusiast, expert, fan, follower, lover, maven, aficionado, devotee, maniac, fanatic, fancier, fancy, fiend, freak, geek, junkie, partisan, rooter, zealot
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fan, buff, devotee, lover
noun
Meaning 4
a fan of bull fighting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sports fan, fan, rooter
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aficionado (“fan, amateur”), past participle of aficionar (“to inspire fondness in someone, to get someone interested in something”). Doublet of affectionate.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Māori: kaiwhakamiha — A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.
- Māori: kiriwhakamiha — A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.
- Portuguese: aficionado — A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.
- Slovak: fanúšik — A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.
- Slovak: milovník — A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.
- Slovak: nadšenec — A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.
- Slovak: obdivovateľ — A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.
- Spanish: aficionado — A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.
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