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/
- Hyphenation: fu‧la‧no
Noun
fulano m (plural fulanos)
- what's-his-name; so-and-so
Spanish
Etymology
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