different between habitue vs aficionado

English

Noun

habitue (plural habitues)

1. Alternative spelling of habitué

Anagrams

• Thibeau

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /a.bi.ty/
• Homophones: habituent, habitues

Verb

habitue

1. first/third-person singular present indicative of habituer
2. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of habituer
3. second-person singular imperative of habituer

Portuguese

Verb

habitue

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of habituar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of habituar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of habituar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of habituar

English

Alternative forms

• afficionado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado, past participle of aficionar (“to inspire affection”). Doublet of affectionate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?sj??n??d??/, /?f??j??n??d??/

Noun

aficionado (plural aficionados or aficionadoes or (rare, hypercorrect) aficionadi)

1. (obsolete) An amateur bullfighter. [19th c.]
2. 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; see also Thesaurus:fan

   Coordinate terms: buff, -phile

Related terms

• aficionada

Further reading

• “aficionado”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

French

Alternative forms

• afficionado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado.

Noun

aficionado m (plural aficionados)

1. aficionado (all senses)

Spanish

Etymology

From aficionar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /afi?jo?nado/, [a.fi.?jo?na.ð?o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /afisjo?nado/, [a.fi.sjo?na.ð?o]

Adjective

aficionado (feminine aficionada, masculine plural aficionados, feminine plural aficionadas)

1. fond
2. amateur

Noun

aficionado m (plural aficionados, feminine aficionada, feminine plural aficionadas)

1. fan, hobbyist, aficionado (person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby)

   Synonym: fan

2. amateur

   Synonym: amateur

Descendants

• ? English: aficionado
• ? French: aficionado

Further reading

• “aficionado” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.