adicto

/aˈdiɡto/ · B1 · adj

junkie

☕ Sounds like English addict; adicto = addicted, or an addict

From Latin addictus, meaning 'handed over'. In Rome it was a debtor legally handed over to the person he owed. An adicto is someone handed over to a habit. It is also used playfully for fans: adicto al café, adicto al fútbol.

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