alponsino

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === Alponsino, Alpunsino alpunsino === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alfonsino (“Alfonsine”), in honor of Alfonso XIII, king of Spain from 1886–1931. The haircut was also known as the “Amadeo cut” or the “Aguinaldo cut”, after Amadeo I of Spain, king of Spain from 1871–1873, and Emilio Aguinaldo, first president of the Philippines, respectively. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalponˈsino/ [ʔɐl.pon̪ˈsiː.n̪o] Rhymes: -ino Syllabification: al‧pon‧si‧no === Noun === alponsino (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ) a style of haircut that is close-shaved on the sides, similar to a flattop or a crew cut but slightly longer ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “alponsino”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “alponsino”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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]