"fulano" meaning in All languages combined

See fulano on Wiktionary

Adjective [Italian]

Forms: fulana [feminine], fulani [masculine, plural], fulane [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{it-adj}} fulano (feminine fulana, masculine plural fulani, feminine plural fulane)
  1. (relational) Fula Tags: relational
    Sense id: en-fulano-it-adj-lWjGD-Sq Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /fuˈlɐ̃.nu/ [Brazil], /fuˈlɐ̃.nu/ [Brazil], /fuˈlɐ.no/ [Southern-Brazil], /fuˈlɐ.nu/ [Portugal], /fuˈlɐ.nu/ [Portugal], /fuˈla.nu/ [Northern, Portugal] Forms: fulanos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish fulano, from Arabic فُلَان (fulān). Doublet of fuão. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|pt|es|fulano|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Spanish fulano, {{bor+|pt|es|fulano}} Borrowed from Spanish fulano, {{der|pt|ar|فُلَان}} Arabic فُلَان (fulān), {{doublet|pt|fuão}} Doublet of fuão Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} fulano m (plural fulanos)
  1. what's-his-name; so-and-so Tags: masculine Synonyms: Fulano
    Sense id: en-fulano-pt-noun-0DfPhL-s Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Spanish]

IPA: /fuˈlano/, [fuˈla.no] Forms: fulanos [plural], fulana [feminine], fulanas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ano Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish fulano, fulán, from Arabic فُلَان (fulān). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|fulano|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish fulano, {{inh+|es|osp|fulano}} Inherited from Old Spanish fulano, {{m|osp|fulán}} fulán, {{der|es|ar|فُلَان}} Arabic فُلَان (fulān) Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} fulano m (plural fulanos, feminine fulana, feminine plural fulanas)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Fulano, what's-his-name, so-and-so Tags: alt-of, masculine Alternative form of: Fulano, what's-his-name, so-and-so
    Sense id: en-fulano-es-name-~RfDVXsq
  2. (derogatory) guy, dude Tags: derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-fulano-es-name-VpDQ~atb
  3. (derogatory) friend, buster, pal, buddy (sarcastic form of address used to warn someone) Tags: derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-fulano-es-name-HlfYGaxE Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 28 4 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fulanito

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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