"Fulano" meaning in Spanish

See Fulano in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /fuˈlano/, [fuˈla.no] Forms: Fulanos [plural], Fulana [feminine], Fulanas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ano Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فُلَان (fulān), cognate to Hebrew פלוני. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|ar|فُلَان|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic فُلَان (fulān), {{bor+|es|ar|فُلَان}} Borrowed from Arabic فُلَان (fulān), {{cog|he|פלוני}} Hebrew פלוני Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} Fulano m (plural Fulanos, feminine Fulana, feminine plural Fulanas)
  1. Joe Schmoe, what's-his-name, so-and-so Tags: masculine Synonyms: fulano Coordinate_terms: Mengano, Perengano, Zutano
    Sense id: en-Fulano-es-name-UNTo3NUp Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Fulano meaning in Spanish (2.0kB)

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