fulano
Portuguese, noun/fuˈlɐ̃.nu/
fulano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “what's-his-name; so-and-so” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa qualquer não especificada; usado para completar o espaço que deveria ser preenchido pelo nome de uma…”.
What does fulano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewhat's-his-name; so-and-so
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pessoa qualquer não especificada; usado para completar o espaço que deveria ser preenchido pelo nome de uma pessoa qualquer em uma frase: 2. pessoa insignificante
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fulano
- fulanos plural
- fulana feminine
- fulanas feminine plural
- Fulano alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fulano?
- Brazil /fuˈlɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /fuˈlɐ.nu/
- Portugal /fuˈla.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fulano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fulano in Portuguese?
fulano appears 3.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).