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Borrowed from Old French quincaille, of onomatopoeic origin.

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quincalla f (plural quincalles)

  1. 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.

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Etymology edit

Attested since the 19th century. Ultimately from French quincaille, from clincaille, onomatopoeic.

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quincalla f (plural quincallas)

  1. (collective) low-value hardware
  2. (collective, figurative) junk

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Noun edit

quincalla f (plural quincallas)

  1. low-value metalware

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