plena

/ˈplena/ · B1 · noun · f

A song, especially one that is catchy and/or personally preferred by the listener

🥁🎶 Plena sounds like plenty: a plena packs plenty of drum beats

Plena also means full in Spanish (Latin plenus, as in plenary). A plena is a song full of rhythm. It started as Puerto Rican music played on hand drums called panderetas, and now it can mean any catchy song you love.

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