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quinceañera

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/
  • US: /ˌkɪnsənˈjɛɹə/
  • US: /ˌkɪnsəˈnɛɹə/
  • US: /ˌkiːn-/
  • US: /-sjə-/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛɹə

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: fête des quinze ans — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • French: quinceañera — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • German: Quinceañera — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • German: Quinceanera — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Italian: quinceañera — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Italian: festa dei quindici anni — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Japanese: キンセアニェーラ (kinseanyēra) — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Korean: 킨세아녜라 (kinseanyera) — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Nahuatl: xōchicihuātl — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Persian: کویینسس (kovyinses) — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Polish: quinceañera — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Portuguese: festa de debutante — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Portuguese: festa de quinze anos — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Russian: кинсеанье́ра (kinseanʹjéra) — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Spanish: quinceañera — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Spanish: fiesta de quince años — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Spanish: fiesta de quince — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Spanish: quinceaños — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
  • Ukrainian: кінсеаньє́ра (kinseanʹjéra) — fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman