fulano

See also: Fulano

Italian

Adjective

fulano (feminine fulana, masculine plural fulani, feminine plural fulane)

(relational) Fula

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Fulano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fulano, from Arabic فُلَان (fulān). Doublet of fuão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuˈlɐ̃.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuˈlɐ.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈlɐ.nu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈla.nu/

Hyphenation: fu‧la‧no

Noun

fulano m (plural fulanos)

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

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fulano, fulán, from Arabic فُلَان (fulān).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fuˈlano/ [fuˈla.no]
Rhymes: -ano
Syllabification: fu‧la‧no

Proper noun

fulano m (plural fulanos, feminine fulana, feminine plural fulanas)

Alternative letter-case form of Fulano, what's-his-name, so-and-so
(derogatory) guy, dude
(derogatory) friend, buster, pal, buddy (sarcastic form of address used to warn someone)

Derived terms

fulanito

Further reading

“fulano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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