quinceañera n. a coming-out party held for a girl’s 15th birthday; a debutante ball or cotillion. Etymological Note: Spanish quinceañera, which also means “a fifteen-year-old girl.” The Spanish pronunciation is similar to keen-say-ah-NYAIR-ah. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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