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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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Basil had tremendous expertise in housing finance, but less in banking; Karen was a banking aficionado with limited knowledge of housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

I’m more aficionado than maniac, but I find them endlessly listenable, rewatchable — they just look great, for one thing — and interesting.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

BBC Radio Ulster broadcaster and vinyl aficionado Ralph McLean said there was a more intimate feel to a physical product.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

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

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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