quincallero

Spanish

Etymology

From quincalla +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kinkaˈʝeɾo/ [kĩŋ.kaˈʝe.ɾo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kinkaˈʎeɾo/ [kĩŋ.kaˈʎe.ɾo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kinkaˈʃeɾo/ [kĩŋ.kaˈʃe.ɾo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kinkaˈʒeɾo/ [kĩŋ.kaˈʒe.ɾo]

Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: quin‧ca‧lle‧ro

Noun

quincallero m (plural quincalleros, feminine quincallera, feminine plural quincalleras)

metal merchant, ironmonger

Derived terms

quinqui

Further reading

“quincallero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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