entusiasta

/entuˈsjasta/ · B2 · adj

enthusiastic

🎉🙌 en-THOO-see-AST-a: the Greek 'en theos' = god within, so inspired and fired up

Entusiasta comes from Greek 'enthousiastes', built from en (in) + theos (god): someone possessed by a god. Spanish keeps the 'god-inspired' sense as an eager fan or enthusiast, and the same form works as an adjective.

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