A male honoree’s celebration is commonly called a quinceañero in the masculine form of quinceañera.
Both words are built around quince, “fifteen,” and refer to a fifteenth-birthday coming-of-age tradition. Quinceañera is the familiar term for a girl’s celebration and, in many communities, for the event itself. Quinceañero can identify a boy or young man honored in a comparable celebration.
The masculine term is less globally standardized in everyday usage than quinceañera. Families may use quinceañero, quince, or another local description, and the details of a boy’s event can differ from those of a girl’s celebration. Terminology should therefore be read as a common usage rather than a universal rule.
The tradition has spread beyond Spanish-speaking countries through migration and cultural exchange. In the United States, both Spanish and English descriptions may appear in invitations, media coverage, and discussions of Latino family traditions.