quinceañera
(chiefly, US) The fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young Latina woman.
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(chiefly, US) The fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young Latina woman.
Any given night will find moms with their shoulders mounded with chrysanthemums and daughters decked out in quinceañera lace.
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The and particularly the and surrounding it for a young Latina .
Quinceañera means: The and particularly the and surrounding it for a young Latina .. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
quinceañera means: The and particularly the and surrounding it for a young Latina .. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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