Fulano

See also: fulano

Portuguese

Alternative forms

fulano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Fulano, from Arabic فُلَان‎ (fulān), cognate to Hebrew פלוני‎. Displaced Old Portuguese Foão.

Pronunciation

(Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /fu.ˈlɐ.nu/
Hyphenation: Fu‧la‧no

Proper noun

Fulano m

what's-his-name; so-and-so

Fulano, Cicrano e Beltrano ― Tom, Dick and Harry

Synonyms

Cicrano
Beltrano

Spanish

Alternative forms

fulano

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فُلَان‎ (fulān), cognate to Hebrew פלוני‎.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fuˈlano/

Proper noun

Fulano m

Joe Schmoe, what's-his-name, so-and-so

Fulano, Mengano y Zutano ― Tom, Dick and Harry

Fulano de Tal ― John Doe

Coordinate terms

Fulana
Mengano
Zutano

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