English Explanatory Dictionary

quinceañera

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young Latina woman.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/ /ˌkɪnsənˈjɛɹə/ /ˌkɪnsəˈnɛɹə/ /ˌkiːn-/ /-sjə-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-quinceañera.wav

Word forms

quinceañera quinceañeras quinceanera quince

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quinceañera (literally “fifteen-year-old”), feminine of quinceañero, from quince años (“fifteen years”) + -ero.

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