quinceañera
or quin·ce·a·ne·ra
[ keen-sey-ah-nyair-uh ]
/ ˌkin seɪ ɑˈnyɛər ə /
noun
(among Hispanics in Latin America and the U.S.) a celebration of a girl's 15th birthday, marking her transition from childhood to maturity.
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Origin of quinceañera
1970–75; < Spanish, feminine of
quinceañero 15-year-old <
quince 15 (< Latin
quīndecim) +
año year (< Latin
annus) +
-ero adj. suffix (< Latin
-ārius)
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