barrio
noun
RareNot in standard dictionaries
1
A municipality or subdivision of a municipality in Spanish America, and in Spain itself.
2
A slum on the periphery of a major city, or a low to middle-class neighborhood in a lesser city, in Venezuela or the Dominican Republic.
3
A rural barangay or neighborhood.
4
An area or neighborhood in a US city inhabited predominantly by Spanish-speakers or people of Hispanic origin.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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