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aficionado

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a⋅fi⋅cio⋅na⋅do

  [uh-fish-yuh-nah-doh; Sp. ah-fee-thyaw-nah-thaw, ah-fee-syaw-]
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–noun, plural -dos  [-dohz; Sp. -thaws] .
an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.
Also, afficionado.

Origin:
1835–45; < Sp: lit., amateur, ptp. in -ado -ate 1 of aficionar to engender affection, equiv. to afición affection 1 + -ar inf. suffix
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a·fi·cio·na·do   (ə-fĭsh'ē-ə-nä'dō, -fĭs'ē-, -fē'sē-)   
n.   pl. a·fi·cio·na·dos
An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a fan.

[Spanish, past participle of aficionar, to induce a liking for, from afición, liking, from Latin affectiō, affectiōn-; see affection.]
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aficionado 
1845, from Sp., "amateur," spec. "devotee of bullfighting," lit. "fond of," from aficion "affection," from L. affectionem (see affection).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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