Associations to the word «Aficionado»

Wiktionary

AFICIONADO, noun. (obsolete) An amateur bullfighter. [19th c.]
AFICIONADO, noun. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee. [from 19th c.]

Dictionary definition

AFICIONADO, noun. A fan of bull fighting.
AFICIONADO, noun. A serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats