Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A celebration of the fifteenth birthday of a Hispanic or Latina girl, typically including a Roman Catholic Mass and often serving as a social debut.
  • noun The girl whose birthday is celebrated at a quinceañera.

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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[American Spanish, from Spanish, feminine of quinceañero, fifteen years old : quince, fifteen (from Latin quīndecim; see penkwe in Indo-European roots) + año, year (from Latin annus; see at- in Indo-European roots) + -ero, adj. suff. (from Latin -ārius).]

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From Spanish quinceañera.

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  • ¡¡¡¡¡¡ WHOOOPPPEEEEE !!!!!!!

    March 4, 2009