fulano

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fulano

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Do árabe fulán.

noun

popular pessoa qualquer não especificada; usado para completar o espaço que deveria ser preenchido pelo nome de uma pessoa qualquer em uma frase: Desceu tanto pra subir, mas afinal agora é "Madame Fulano de Tal".
pejorative pessoa insignificante

Similar: fuão, fulaninho

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: fuão, fulaninho

In English

random unimportant person
John Doe any unknown or anonymous male person
John name used to address a man whose name is not known
so-and-so placeholder name
what's-his-name person whose identity is unknown or forgotten

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"fulano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/fulano. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

fulano. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/fulano

Chicago

"fulano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/fulano.

BibTeX

@misc{fulano_2026,
  title = {fulano},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/fulano},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}