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Definition of aficionado noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

aficionado

noun

NAmE//əˌfɪʃəˈnɑdoʊ//

, NAmE//əˌfɪʃiəˈnɑdoʊ//

(pl. aficionados)

a person who likes a particular sport, activity, or subject very much and knows a lot about it a ballet aficionado/an aficionado of ballet This coffee is regarded by aficionados as one of the world's finest.

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