aficionado
Plural: aficionadi, aficionadoes, aficionados
Noun
- a fan of bull fighting
- a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
- An amateur bullfighter.
- A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
admirer, aficionado, buff, connoisseur, devotee, enthusiast, expert, fan, fanatic, fancier, fancy, fiend, follower, freak, geek, junkie, lover, maniac, maven, partisan, rooter, zealot
Scrabble Score: 16
aficionado: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordaficionado: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aficionado: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary