"sweet fifteen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sweet fifteens [plural]
Etymology: From sweet + fifteen. Coined in analogy to sweet sixteen; Americanization of the Mexican concept of quinceaños or quinceañera. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sweet|fifteen}} sweet + fifteen, {{m|en|sweet sixteen}} sweet sixteen, {{m|es|quinceaños}} quinceaños, {{m|es|quinceañera}} quinceañera Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweet fifteen (plural sweet fifteens)
  1. Synonym of quinceanera Synonyms: quinceanera [synonym, synonym-of], sweet 15 Related terms: sweet thirteen, sweet sixteen, sweet seventeen, bat mitzvah
    Sense id: en-sweet_fifteen-en-noun-3iE3DLSJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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