mengano

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

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

what's-his-name; so-and-so
fulano, mengano y zutano ― Tom, Dick and Harry

Synonyms: fulano, zutano

Usage notes

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

Further reading

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

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