paremia

See also: parèmia

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin paroemia, from Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía, “proverb”). Compare English paroemia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paˈɾemja/ [paˈɾe.mja]
Rhymes: -emja
Syllabification: pa‧re‧mia

Noun

paremia f (plural paremias)

proverb, saying; paroemia
Synonym: proverbio

Further reading

“paremia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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