What Spanish word is the masculine counterpart of quinceañera?

Quinceañero is the Spanish masculine counterpart of quinceañera.

The term is formed from quince, meaning “fifteen,” with a masculine ending. It can describe a boy celebrating his fifteenth birthday in a comparable coming-of-age tradition. In English-language discussions, quinceañera remains much more widely recognized because the girl-centered celebration has historically been more prominent and more elaborately formalized.

Quinceañero celebrations are not identical everywhere. A family may adapt the event to local customs, religious practice, gender expectations, or personal preferences. Some modern celebrations also use gender-neutral or personalized formats rather than following a fixed traditional pattern.

The word should not be confused with quinceavo, which generally means “fifteenth” as an ordinal or fraction-related form in Spanish. Nor is quinceañero simply a synonym for any fifteen-year-old boy; in this cultural context it identifies the celebrant in a quinceañera-style rite of passage.