quinquilharia
Portuguese, noun/kĩ.ki.ʎaˈɾi.ɐ/
quinquilharia is spelled Q-U-I-N-Q-U-I-L-H-A-R-I-A (13 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written Portuguese, the 138,138th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quinquilharia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bric-a-brac, knick-knacks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “objeto de pouco ou nenhum valor”.
What does quinquilharia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebric-a-brac, knick-knacks
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. objeto de pouco ou nenhum valor 2. coisa sem importância
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of quinquilharia
- quinquilharias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quinquilharia?
- Brazil /kĩ.ki.ʎaˈɾi.ɐ/
- Portugal /kĩ.ki.ʎɐˈɾi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quinquilharia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quinquilharia in Portuguese?
quinquilharia appears about once in every 22 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).