We have already seen in this post two Portuguese proverbs about red hair. I will copy and paste them below and I will add more of them. Many of them are about the notorius red-bearded man, 😁 while others are similar to Spanish/Italian/French proverbs.
- Se o grande fosse valente, o pequeno paciente e o ruivo leal, todo o mundo seria igual
If the big one were brave, the small one patient and the red one loyal, everyone would be equal/the same
- Homem ruivo e mulher barbuda, saúdam-se de longe
Red-haired man and bearded woman greet each other from afar
- Homem de barba ruiva ou é muito bom ou muito mau
The man with a red beard is either very good or very bad
- Falso por natura, cabelo negro e barba ruiva
Those with black hair and a red beard are false by nature
- Homem de barba ruiva, uma faz, oitra cuida or Homem ruivo, um se faz, outro se cuida.
The man with a red beard (or red-haired) appears in one way and behaves in another
- Homem de barba ruiva, uma diz, outra cuida
The man with a red beard says one thing and does another
- Ruivo de mau pelo mete o demo/diabo no capelo
The redhead with evil hair puts the demon/devil in his hat (Ruivo de mau pelo is the same as the Italian rosso malpelo)
- Ruivo (or ruço) de mau pelo, má casta, má cara e mau cabelo
Redhead with evil hair, bad race, bad face and bad hair
- Ruivo ruivel, nunca fiel
Redhead, little redhead, never faithful/loyal
Tons of Italian proverbs about red hair (in dialect too!)
Russian proverbs about redheads and a decree from Peter the Great
More ancient proverbs about red hair
European proverbs about red hair
Galician proverbs about red hair
More German proverbs about red hair
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