refrán
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French refrain. Compare Catalan refrany.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈfɾan/ [reˈfɾãn]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: re‧frán
Noun
refrán m (plural refranes)
- proverb
- Synonym: proverbio
- saying
- Synonyms: dicho, estribillo
Derived terms
- refranero (“collection of proverbs”)
Further reading
- “refrán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024