refrany

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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈfɾaɲ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [reˈfɾaɲ]
• Rhymes: -aɲ

Noun

refrany m (plural refranys)

1. proverb, saying

   Synonyms: dita, parèmia, proverbi

   No hi ha refrany que menti. ― Proverbs don't lie.

Derived terms

• refranyer

Related terms

• refringir

Further reading

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