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Alonso

American  
[uh-lon-zoh, ah-lawn-saw] / əˈlɒn zoʊ, ɑˈlɔn sɔ /

noun

  1. Alicia Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo, 1921–2019, Cuban ballerina.

  2. Dámaso 1898–1990, Spanish poet, critic, and philologist.

  3. Also Alonzo. a first name, Spanish form of Alphonso.


Example Sentences

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Before Palou, Fernando Alonso, a two-time F1 champion, was Spain’s most successful open-wheel driver.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Aside from Alonso, those drivers were good but not great, leaving the road from Spain to success in open-wheel racing a narrow one.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

But two-time world champion Fernando Alonso comes from a humble background.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The 43-year-old has been in the role for only four months, having replaced Alonso in January.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

He called to Alonso Jones, even knocked on the side of the stone, but there was no response.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman