A Spanish slang term referring to someone who is clever or skilled at fixing or improvising solutions with whatever they have at hand. It can also refer to a person who sells or deals with small metal objects or trinkets (quincalla).
Examples
- Spanish: Mi abuelo siempre decía que era un quincallero, siempre encontraba una solución para todo.
- English: My grandfather always said he was a 'quincallero', he always found a solution for everything.