quincalla
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French quincaille, of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
quincalla f (plural quincalles)
- trinkets, low-value metalware
- 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 3, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
- Bufava el vent i em va arribar un soroll de quincalla.
- The wind blew and I heard the sound of metalware.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “quincalla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested since the 19th century. Ultimately from French quincaille, from clincaille, onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
quincalla f (plural quincallas)
- (collective) low-value hardware
- (collective, figurative) junk
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “quincalla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “quincalla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “quincalla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
quincalla f (plural quincallas)
- low-value metalware
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “quincalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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