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Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan refranh, from refrànher (“to console; to repeat”), from Vulgar Latin *refrangō, from Latin refringō (“to break up”). Compare Spanish refrán, French refrain.
Pronunciation
Noun
refrany m (plural refranys)
- proverb, saying
- Synonyms: dita, parèmia, proverbi
- No hi ha refrany que menti. ― Proverbs don't lie.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “refrany” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.