adicto

addict

noun ah-DEEK-toh Rare

Origin: Latin addictus (assigned, devoted).

Also means

devoted fan

Usage Note

Adicto means a person addicted to a substance (adicto a las drogas) but is also used freely in the sense of a devoted enthusiast (adicto al trabajo = workaholic, adicto a las series = series addict). The feminine is adicta. The noun adicción and adjective adicto are near-calques of English 'addiction/addicted' via the shared Latin root. Ser adicto uses ser since addiction is treated as a defining characteristic.

Examples

"Es adicto al café y bebe seis tazas al día."

Natural Translation

He is addicted to coffee and drinks six cups a day.

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