zutano

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish *citano, from Latin *scitanus, from scitus (“known one”), from scire (“to know”) (not related to Spanish saber (“to know”)).

Noun

zutano m (plural zutanos, feminine zutana, feminine plural zutanas)

1. what's-his-name; so-and-so

   Synonyms: fulano, mengano

   fulano, mengano y zutano ― Tom, Dick and Harry

Further reading

• “zutano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014