Polyglot Dictionary

afición

/afiˈsjon/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las aficiones

Meaning

  1. hobby, interest

    • Mi afición es la fotografía.

      My hobby is photography.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

hobby

afición and hobby are close synonyms for "hobby"; afición is the more native, traditional term, hobby the English loanword.

Similar in other languages

German

Verfolgung

Close, figuratively — a hobby/interest relates to a pursuit.

Practice

1 What does afición mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mi ___ es la fotografía.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches afición?

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