refrão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish refrán, from French refrain, from Latin re- (“back, again”) + frangō (“break”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾɐ̃w̃/ [heˈfɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾɐ̃w̃/ [heˈfɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾɐ̃w̃/ [χeˈfɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈfɾɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: re‧frão

Noun

refrão m (plural refrãos or refrães)

1. (music) refrain (chorus burden of song)
2. proverb; maxim

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:provérbio

Related terms

• refraneiro