quincalla
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