Fulano

See also: fulano

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fuˈlɐ̃.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fuˈlɐ.no/
 

  • Hyphenation: Fu‧la‧no

Proper noun

Fulano m

  1. Alternative letter-case form of fulano (“so-and-so”)
    Fulano, Cicrano e Beltrano ― Tom, Dick and Harry

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fuˈlano/ [fuˈla.no]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: Fu‧la‧no

Proper noun

Fulano m (plural Fulanos, feminine Fulana, feminine plural Fulanas)

  1. Joe Schmoe, what's-his-name, so-and-so
    Fulano, Mengano y Zutano ― Tom, Dick and Harry
    Fulano de Tal ― John Doe

Coordinate terms

Descendants
  • → Portuguese: fulano
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