mengano

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Possibly from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic من كان (man kān, whoever).

Noun

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mengano m (plural menganos, feminine mengana, feminine plural menganas)

  1. what's-his-name; so-and-so
    Synonyms: fulano, zutano
    fulano, mengano y zutanoTom, Dick and Harry

Usage notes

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  • Mengano is almost always used only in the expression fulano, mengano y zutano.

Further reading

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