S'aigo per sant Urbà | lleva vi i no dóna pa
Language or variety: 
Catalan
Literal translation: 

El agua por san Urbano quita vino y no da pan

Comments: 

Localizado en Mallorca. Cabe señalar el uso del artículo balear (procedente del latín IPSA) y la forma dialectal monoptongada aigo (s'aigo; catalán normativo: l'aigua). Cf. Aigo per sant Urbà | lleva oli i vi i no dóna pa.

Categorization
Chronology: 
Urban (Saint —)
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Meteorology: 
rain, to rain
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General Subject Area: 
harvest
<farmwork>
bad omen
<omen>
vineyard, grape-harvesting and wine
<farmwork>
bread
<elements of everyday life>
Geolocation

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Geographic locations:
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  • Mallorca
    Territory:

    Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Sources
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Author Title Edition In source
SANCHIS GUARNER, Manuel Calendari de refranys Editorial:
Barcino
Place of edition:
Barcelona
Publication date:
1951
 Page:
89
Proverb number:
1a
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