quincaillerie

French

Alternative forms

  • quinquaillerie (obsolete)

Etymology

From quincaille +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

Noun

quincaillerie f (plural quincailleries)

  1. (uncountable) Hardware: metal implements, taken collectively.
  2. A hardware store: a store where hardware is sold.

Descendants

  • → German: Kinkerlitzchen
  • → Portuguese: quinquilharia

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