quinceañera
n.— «Traditionally, a quinceañera is a young Latina woman’s celebration of her 15th birthday—when a girl is symbolically transformed into a woman.» —“Picture this: ‘Quinceañera’” by Thomas E. Franklin Record (N.J.) June 13, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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