Aficionado vs Hobby - What's the difference?
aficionado | hobby |
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
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An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
(horses) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the
Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco'', especially ''Falco subbuteo .
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As a noun aficionado
is .As a proper noun hobby is
.aficionado
English
Noun
(en-noun)- To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion.
Synonyms
* admirer * buff * connoisseur * enthusiast * expert * fan * follower * loverSee also
* -phile ----hobby
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from (hobby-horse), from (etyl) hoby, hobyn, . The meaning of hobby-horse shifted from "small horse, pony" to "child's toy riding horse" to "favorite pastime or avocation" with the connecting notion being "activity that doesn't go anywhere". Possibly originally from a proper name for a horse, a diminutive of (Robert) or (Robin) (compare (dobbin)).Noun
(wikipedia hobby) (hobbies)- I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby .
Synonyms
* (activity done for enjoyment in spare time ): avocation, pastimeDerived terms
* hobbyistEtymology 2
From (etyl) hobet, from , diminutive of (hobe).Noun
(hobbies)- He hawked – from nearby Esher, Richard Fox sent a servant with a hobby , which Henry received enthusiastically – and hunted, sending a present of freshly slaughtered deer to Princess Mary.