quincalla
Spanish, noun/kinˈkaʝa/
quincalla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “low-value metalware” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Objeto metálico de escaso valor”.
What does quincalla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelow-value metalware
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Objeto metálico de escaso valor
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of quincalla
- quincallas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quincalla?
- /kinˈkaʝa/
- [kĩŋˈka.ʝa]
- [kĩŋˈkaʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is quincalla in Spanish?
quincalla appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).