quincalla

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French quincaille, of onomatopoeic origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kiŋˈka.ʎə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kiŋˈka.ʎa] === Noun === quincalla f (plural quincalles) trinkets, low-value metalware ==== Derived terms ==== quincaller === Further reading === “quincalla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Alternative forms === quincalha (reintegrationist) quingalla === Etymology === Attested since the 19th century. Ultimately from French quincaille, from clincaille, onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kiŋˈkɑʎɐ] === Noun === quincalla f (plural quincallas) (collective) low-value hardware (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 “quincalla”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === Syllabification: quin‧ca‧lla === Noun === quincalla f (plural quincallas) low-value metalware ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “quincalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025