aficionado
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aficionados, plural;
/əˌfiSH(ē)əˈnädō/,/əˌfisyə-/,
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aficionados, plural;
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A person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime
- - aficionados of the finest wines
Web Definitions:
- a fan of bull fighting
- a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
- A fan, sometimes also called aficionado or supporter, is a person with a liking and enthusiasm for something. Fans of a particular thing or person constitute its fanbase or fandom. ...
- A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee
- (Aficionados) Fans of a certain boxer. Example: In a press conference, the 33-year-old Hoshino (23-9, 6 KOs) apologized for having confused our aficionados as he announced to hang up his gloves after losing a decision to Noel Arambulet in a quest for the WBA throne in their rematch in Osaka last ...
- (aficionados) Ardent fans; enthusiasts.
- Grape nut (in a good way). An aficionado is a more contemporary and less snobbish term for a connoisseur. While not always a collector, a wine aficionado appreciates the distinctions among wines of varying grapes, origins and ages.
- From afición - liking; amateur; fancier: An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a devotee or a fan of something, such as tango.
- From Castilian Spanish: aficionado means “fan” or “devotee,” a person who has a strong taste or passion for something, in this case, for bulls. Someone who loves courses camarguaises and all things related to bulls.
- (ah-fee-see-oh-NAH-doh) Spanish: a fancier; a fanatic (one who gets caught up with a particular mania: Paul Newman for racing cars; Ronald Reagan for jelly beans; David Prahl is for computers)
- Cigar smoker afflicted with delusions of grandeur.
- A devoted fan or enthusiast.