What is the male Spanish term corresponding to quinceañera?

The male Spanish term corresponding to quinceañera is quinceañero.

Both words derive from quince años, “fifteen years.” Quinceañera is the feminine form traditionally associated with a girl’s fifteenth-birthday celebration, while quinceañero is the masculine form. The masculine term is less widely encountered because the best-known quinceañera tradition centers on girls.

Language and custom do not always line up perfectly. A quinceañero may participate in a related coming-of-age celebration, but families and communities choose different names and formats. Some events are explicitly inclusive or adapted for the celebrant’s identity and preferences.

The ñ is important in the spelling. It distinguishes Spanish words containing ñ from similar-looking forms without it, so quinceañero is the standard Spanish spelling rather than “quinceanero.”