Fulano
See also: fulano
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Fulano, from Arabic فُلَان (fulān), cognate to Hebrew פלוני. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese Foão.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Fu‧la‧no
Proper noun edit
Fulano m
- Alternative letter-case form of fulano (“so-and-so”)
- Fulano, Cicrano e Beltrano ― Tom, Dick and Harry
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic فُلَان (fulān), cognate to Hebrew פלוני.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Fulano m (plural Fulanos, feminine Fulana, feminine plural Fulanas)
- Joe Schmoe, what's-his-name, so-and-so
- Fulano, Mengano y Zutano ― Tom, Dick and Harry
- Fulano de Tal ― John Doe
Coordinate terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Portuguese: fulano