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quinceañera

/ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
quincean-era
IPA
/ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

quinceañeras (plural) quinceanera (alternative) quince (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

sweet seventeen sweet sixteen

Rhymes With

calera

Questions

How do you pronounce quinceañera?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/.
What does quinceañera mean?
The fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young Latina woman.
Where does quinceañera come from?
Borrowed from Spanish quinceañera (literally “fifteen-year-old”), feminine of quinceañero, from quince años (“fifteen years”) + -ero.

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