# quinceañera

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/ · frequency rank #91,964

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quinceanera