quincaillerie

French

Alternative forms

quinquaillerie (obsolete)

Etymology

From quincaille +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɛ̃.kaj.ʁi/, /kɛ̃.kɑj.ʁi/
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Noun

quincaillerie f (plural quincailleries)

(uncountable) hardware: metal implements, taken collectively
a hardware store: a store where hardware is sold

Descendants

→ German: Kinkerlitzchen
→ Portuguese: quinquilharia

Further reading

“quincaillerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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