AFICIONADO

aficionado

(noun) a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer

aficionado

(noun) a fan of bull fighting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

aficionado (plural aficionados or aficionadoes or aficionadi)

(obsolete) An amateur bullfighter. [19th c.]

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

Synonyms: admirer, buff, connoisseur, enthusiast, expert, fan, follower, lover, Thesaurus:fan

Coordinate terms: buff, -phile

Source: Wiktionary



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HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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