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Today's Word "aficionado"

An enthusiastic admirer on

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aficionado \uh-fish-ee-uh-NAH-doh\ (noun) - An enthusiastic admirer; a fan.

"He cautiously descended a dark, narrow stairway to a cool room with a smooth floor and every sort of treasure an art aficionado could imagine." -- Tamara Sneed, 'All the Man I Need'

 

Aficionado derives from Spanish aficionar, "to induce a liking for," from afición, "a liking for."


 

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