quinceaños
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From quince (“fifteen”) + años (“years”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kinθeˈaɲos/ [kĩn̟.θeˈa.ɲos]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /kinseˈaɲos/ [kĩn.seˈa.ɲos]
- Rhymes: -aɲos
- Syllabification: quin‧ce‧a‧ños
Noun[edit]
quinceaños m (plural quinceaños)
- a Mexican girl’s 15th birthday party (becoming a woman)
- Synonym: quinceañera
Usage notes[edit]
- This word has a singular meaning, but is treated grammatically both as a singular and as a plural:
- (plural form) 2000, Oscar Yanes, Pura Pantalla, page 214
- : […] estaba invitado a los quinceaños de Carlota Elizabeth.
- (singular form) 1998, Homero Galarza Elizondo, La Estación, page 52
- : […] para el quinceaños de su hija.
Further reading[edit]
- “quinceaños”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014