quinceañero

Spanish

Etymology

From quince años (“fifteen years”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kinθeaˈɲeɾo/ [kĩn̟.θe.aˈɲe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kinseaˈɲeɾo/ [kĩn.se.aˈɲe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: quin‧ce‧a‧ñe‧ro

Noun

quinceañero m (plural quinceañeros, feminine quinceañera, feminine plural quinceañeras)

1. fifteen-year-old

   ¡Hoy, mi niño se ha vuelto un precioso quinceañero!

   Today, my boy has become a handsome fifteen-year-old!

2. teen, teenager (in general)

Further reading

• “quinceañero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10