English

Alternative forms

• quinceanera

Noun

quinceañera ‎(plural quinceañeras)

1. (chiefly Mexico and US) The fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young woman.
   • 1987, Texas Monthly:

     Any given night will find moms with their shoulders mounded with chrysanthemums and daughters decked out in quinceañera lace.

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

quince años ‎(“fifteen years”) +‎ -era

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /kinθeaˈɲeɾa/, [kĩn̟θeaˈɲeɾa]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /kinseaˈɲeɾa/, [kĩnseaˈɲeɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa

Noun

quinceañera f ‎(plural quinceañeras, masculine quinceañero)

1. feminine equivalent of quinceañero: fifteen-year-old (girl)
2. (Latin America, chiefly Mexico and US, only in the feminine) quinceañera (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman)

Synonyms

• (fifteenth birthday celebration): fiesta de quince años, fiesta de quince