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aficionado

[uh-fish-yuh-nah-doh, ah-fee-thyaw-nah-thaw, ah-fee-syaw-] / əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊ, ɑˌfi θyɔˈnɑ ðɔ, ɑˌfi syɔ- /


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"I'm not really a musical expert or aficionado," he says.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Foley fancies himself something of a hot sauce aficionado, saying he adds Frank’s RedHot on everything from leftover beef stew to chicken chili.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

If he’s an aficionado of fiction, there’s quite a few in the latest Booker Prize shortlist.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

The mark of any true theme park aficionado is an appreciation of slow-moving, old-school dark rides, attractions that are set in darkened show buildings and often filled with an assortment of vignettes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

An aficionado is one who is passionate about the bull-fights.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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