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noun, feminine

calderilla

/kaldeˈɾiʝa/

noun, feminine/kaldeˈɾiʝa/plural: calderillas

small change (coins of little value); peanuts, (UK) shrapnel (A very small or insufficient amount (especially of a salary))

hacía sus ensayos de guapeza yendo a pedir alguna peseta en los billares o timbas de calderilla.

Synonyms: sencillo, morralla, chatarra

From caldera + -illa.

calderilla — Spanish Dictionary | Passage