refrão

Portuguese

/ʁe.ˈfɾɐ̃w̃/, /he.ˈfɾɐ̃õ/

noun
Definitions
  • (music) refrain chorus burden of song
  • proverb; maxim

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian refrán derived from French refrain (chorus, refrain) derived from Latin re- (again, back, backwards, re-, prefix meaning back, back-).

Origin

Latin

re-

Gloss

again, back, backwards, re-, prefix meaning back, back-

Concept
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Time

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Other

Kanji

後, 背

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