refrany

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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)

  1. proverb, saying
    Synonyms: dita, parèmia, proverbi
    No hi ha refrany que menti. ― Proverbs don't lie.

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Further reading

  • “refrany” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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