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aficionado

afi·cio·nado

UK/əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/ US/əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑː.dəʊ/ rare obsolete

noun

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Origin

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado (“fan, amateur”), past participle of aficionar (“to inspire fondness in someone, to get someone interested in something”). Doublet of affectionate.

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