tal qual

Borrowed from French tel quel.

tal qual (not comparable)

1. (Newfoundland, describing the sale of fish) Unprocessed and unculled, by weight.

tal qual (not comparable)

1. (Newfoundland) By weight.
   • 1970 April 13, Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, quoting Aidan Maloney, Verbatim Report‎^[1]:

     Most hon. members will know that up to a year or so ago the high proportion of salt fish bought in Newfoundland from fishermen was bought on a tal qual basis. There was no specification of grade. The fishermen who produced top quality fish received no more for his fish than the fishermen who took very little care.

Compare French tel quel.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈtal ˈkwal]

tal qual

1. (idiomatic) as is

• “tal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007