fulano

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Italian

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Adjective

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

  1. (relational) Fula

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fu‧la‧no

Noun

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fulano m (plural fulanos)

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

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Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

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

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