quincalla

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French quincaille, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kiŋˈka.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kiŋˈka.ʎa]

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• quincaller

Further reading

• “quincalla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Alternative forms

• quingalla

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kiŋˈkɑʎɐ]

Noun

quincalla f (plural quincallas)

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

Related terms

• quincalleiro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “quincalla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “quincalla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “quincalla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Noun

quincalla f (plural quincallas)

1. low-value metalware

Derived terms

• quincallería
• quincallero

 

Further reading

• “quincalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014