aficionado
(noun) a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
aficionado
(noun) a fan of bull fighting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
9 March 2025
(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
