Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Vocabulary Word of the DAY



Today's Word "aficionado"
aficionado \uh-fish-ee-uh-NAH-doh\ (noun) - An enthusiastic admirer; a fan. "He cautiously descended a dark, narrow stairway to a cool room with a smooth floor and every sort of treasure an art aficionado could imagine." -- Tamara Sneed, 'All the Man I Need' Aficionado derives from Spanish aficionar, "to induce a liking for," from afición, "a liking for."

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