/euh fish'yeuh nah"doh/ ; Sp. /ah fee'thyaw nah"dhaw, ah fee'syaw-/ , n. , pl. aficionados /-dohz/ ; Sp. /-dhaws/ .
an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.
Also, afficionado .
[ 1835-45; -ado -ATE 1 of aficionar to engender affection, equiv. to afición AFFECTION 1 + -ar inf. suffix ]