alponsino

See also: Alponsino

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfonsino (Alfonsine), in honor of Alfonso XII, king of Spain from 1874–1885. The haircut was later known as the Amadeo cut or the Aguinaldo cut, after Amadeo I of Spain and Emilio Aguinaldo respectively.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalponˈsino/ [ʔɐl.pon̪ˈsiː.n̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: al‧pon‧si‧no

Noun

alponsino (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ)

  1. a style of haircut that is close-shaved on the sides, similar to a flattop or a crew cut but slightly longer

See also

Further reading

  • alponsino”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • alponsino”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 24
  • Ocampo, Ambeth R. (6 January 2021) “Hair and History”, in INQUIRER.net[1]