quinceañera en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɪnsəˈnɛɹə/ (US)
- /ˌkiːn-/ (US)
- /ˌkɪnsənˈjɛɹə/ (US)
- /-sjə-/ (US)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quinceañera (literally “fifteen-year-old”), feminine of quinceañero, from quince años (“fifteen years”) + -ero.
Meanings
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(US) The fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young Latina woman.
Any given night will find moms with their shoulders mounded with chrysanthemums and daughters decked out in quinceañera lace.
1987, Texas Monthly:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quinceañeras | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| quince | alternative | lexicographic | |
| quinceanera | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
sweet sixteen · sweet seventeen
Translations (19)
fa کویینسس (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · it quinceañera (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · uk кінсеаньє́ра (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · ru кинсеанье́ра (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · es fiesta de quince años (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · de Quinceañera (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · pl quinceañera (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · es fiesta de quince (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · it festa dei quindici anni (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · fr fête des quinze ans (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · ja キンセアニェーラ (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · fr quinceañera (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · pt festa de quinze anos (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · es quinceaños (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · es quinceañera (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · ko 킨세아녜라 (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · de Quinceanera (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · nah xōchicihuātl (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) · pt festa de debutante (fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman)