What does "plena" mean?

A style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and often satirical lyrics.

What is a synonym for "plena"?

Common synonyms include: air, all, all being, all creation, allness, array.

noun

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Noun

1
A style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and often satirical lyrics. uncountable
"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."
2
plural of plenum form-of, plural
3
A song in this style. countable

"The entire contents of the Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto is now easily available on the internet."

Borrowed from Spanish plena.

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