Spanish Conversation · Level 131
44 words
Spanish word
rima
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈrima/
Meaning
- feminine nounrhyme
Example
¿Buscas una rima para terminar ese verso?
Are you looking for a rhyme to finish that verse?
More examples
Esa frase tiene una rima pegadiza que la hace memorable.
That phrase has a catchy rhyme that makes it memorable.
Core concept
Matching end sounds of words or lines.
Common phrases
una rima pegadiza
a catchy rhyme
una rima fácil
an easy rhyme
Similar words
asonancia: Final vowel sounds echo each other across words or lines.
rima asonante: Final vowels coincide while final consonants may not, creating a vowel-only rhyme.
rima consonante: Final vowels and consonants coincide precisely, yielding an exact end rhyme.
Definition in Spanish
Palabra que designa la coincidencia rítmica y sonora al final de palabras o versos, empleada en poesía, canciones y juegos de palabras.
Word origin
From Old French rime and ultimately linked to Late Latin and Greek rhythmos 'rhythm', the word denotes matching sounds at the ends of words or verses.
Usage tips
- The noun rima is feminine (la rima; las rimas), and in poetry Spanish commonly contrasts rima consonante (matching consonants and vowels) with rima asonante (matching only vowels).
Opposites
- prosaprosenoun
- verso librefree versenoun
Related words
- rimarrhymeverb
- rimadorrhymernoun