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aficionada

a·fi·cio·na·da
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-fish-yuh-nah-duh; Spanish ah-fee-thyaw-nah-th ah, ah-fee-syaw-]
    • /əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ də; Spanish ɑˌfi θyɔˈnɑ ðɑ, ɑˌfi syɔ-/
    • /əfˌɪʃənˈɑːdə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-fish-yuh-nah-duh; Spanish ah-fee-thyaw-nah-th ah, ah-fee-syaw-]
    • /əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ də; Spanish ɑˌfi θyɔˈnɑ ðɑ, ɑˌfi syɔ-/

Definitions of aficionada word

  • noun aficionada a female aficionado 3
  • noun aficionada a woman aficionado 3
  • noun plural aficionada a woman who is an ardent devotee; fan; enthusiast. 1
  • noun aficionada (rare) A devoted female admirer; a female aficionado. 1
  • noun aficionada (rare) A lesser aficionado; alternative spelling of aficionado. 0

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Origin of aficionada

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; < Spanish: feminine of aficionado aficionado

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Parts of speech for Aficionada

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aficionada popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for aficionada

noun aficionada

  • devotee — Someone who is a devotee of a subject or activity is very enthusiastic about it.
  • adherent — An adherent is someone who holds a particular belief or supports a particular person or group.
  • fanatic — a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
  • fan — an enthusiastic devotee, follower, or admirer of a sport, pastime, celebrity, etc.: a baseball fan; a great fan of Charlie Chaplin.
  • addict — An addict is someone who takes harmful drugs and cannot stop taking them.

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