Meanings
plena1
nounplena (countable and uncountable, plural plenas)
plural plenas
- uncountableentertainmentA style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and often satirical lyrics.
This eclectic group is dedicated to preserving the Puerto Rican traditions of bomba and plena, two drum-focused (and African-derived) forms of traditional dance music.
2009 January 23, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022 - countableentertainmentA song in this style.
plena2
noun
- pluralplural of plenum
Origin
- Frenchplaine
- Spanishplena
- Englishplena
Borrowed from Spanish plena.
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APA
plena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plena
MLA
“plena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plena. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plena,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plena.
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