Quince is a common short Spanish nickname for a quinceañera celebration.
The shortened word comes from quinceañera and is widely used in informal speech, especially in Mexican and Mexican American communities. People may say “my quince” or “her quince” when referring to the party and its surrounding events.
The full celebration may also be called a fiesta de quince años or quince años. These names emphasize the fifteenth birthday, while quince functions as a concise informal label. English-language communities often use the same shortened form without translating it.
Quince should not be confused with boda, which means wedding, or bautizo, which means baptism. A quinceañera can include religious elements, but it is not itself a wedding or baptism. The scale ranges from a small family gathering to a large formal reception with a venue, meal, music, and choreographed dances.