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/Sounds like "keen" (as in "keep") + "seh" (as in "set") + "ah" (as in "art") + "NYEH" + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

A girl's fifteenth birthday celebration that marks her symbolic transition from childhood to womanhood, a big deal across Mexico and much of Latin America. Think a waltz with chambelanes (escorts), a princess gown, months of planning, and a party that rivals a wedding.

Examples

The quinceañera had a live band and a huge pink dress.

My parents threw me a quinceañera like a movie, I'll never forget it.

Regional synonyms

To be the different or problematic member of a group, usually a family, the one who doesn't fit the expected mold. In the Río de la Plata region, the black sheep isn't always wrong, just different from what everyone else wanted them to be.