aficionado

/afiθjoˈnado/ · B1 · adj

fan, hobbyist

⚽📣 Same as English aficionado: afición = fondness, + -ado = one who has it

From afición (fondness, liking), which comes from Latin affectio, the root of English affection. An aficionado is someone full of affection for a hobby or a team. English took the word straight from Spanish.

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