Example Sentences

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This represents tabula plena, or the "full slate."

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

His unexpected blends of reggaeton and trap with salsa, merengue, bomba, plena, and other Latin American genres create "an opportunity for conversation across generations", Prof Laguna said.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

But, Melendez-Badillo says, he's also a colonial subject -- a reality explored on "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos," which features an ingenious melange of traditional sounds including salsa, bomba and plena, with infusions of reggaeton.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

The Latin Grammys, like their Anglo counterpart, often prize tradition over artistic daring; “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” pays homage to the past by incorporating classic Puerto Rican styles like bomba, plena and salsa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Popular items were the boxes on the floor filled with Spanish LPs from past decades, old mambo and salsa records, plena, bomba, Latin hits our parents would dance to.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez