maquila
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maquila¹
Where it comes from
From Spanish maquila, from Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), from Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla, “measured”). In reference to factories, via Spanish clipping of maquiladora, from maquilar (“to assemble”) + -adora (“-ator: forming agent nouns”), from maquilar's original sense of taking a toll of grain. Also understood as a clipping within English.
noun maquilas
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Synonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L.
Similar: medio, half-celemin
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Synonym of maquiladora, a factory or sweatshop in Latin American and Spanish contexts.
Similar: maquiladora
maquila²
Where it comes from
From Basque makila via Spanish maquila.
noun maquilas
- Alternative spelling of makila, a kind of walking stick. I would give one of my fingers to have your milord out on the mountains, and each of us with a maquila in his fist.
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title = {maquila},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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