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sweet sixteen

USAGE NOTE
A sweet sixteen is celebrated when a young woman turns 16, while a "quinceañera" is celebrated when she turns 15.
sweet sixteen(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. los dulces dieciséis
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
My sweet sixteen is tomorrow, and I'm so excited!¡Mañana tengo mis dulces dieciséis y estoy muy emocionada!
b. la quinceañera
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I went shopping for a dress for my sweet sixteen with my mom.Fui de compras con mi mamá para buscar un vestido para mi quinceañera.
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