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quinceañera

/ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/

quinceañera noun: the fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young Latina woman.

quinceañera: the fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young...
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Noun

quinceañera (plural quinceañeras)

  1. (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

quinceañera meaning in Persian

quinceañera in Persian

fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman
کویینسس kovyinses

Forms of quinceañera

pluralquinceañeras
alternative formquinceanera
alternative formquince

Origin of quinceañera

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

Words that rhyme with quinceañera

Questions about quinceañera

What does quinceañera mean?
Quinceañera means the fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young Latina woman.
What is quinceañera in Persian?
Quinceañera in Persian is کویینسس (kovyinses). See Quinceañera meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is quinceañera?
Quinceañera is a noun.
How do you pronounce quinceañera?
Quinceañera is pronounced /ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/ (US).
What is the plural of quinceañera?
The plural of quinceañera is quinceañeras.

Words near quinceañera in the dictionary

  1. quince cheese
  2. quince cheeses
  3. quince curculio
  4. quinceanera
  5. quinceaneras
  6. quinceañera
  7. quinceañeras
  8. quincelike
  9. quincentenarian
  10. quincentenarians
  11. quincentenaries

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