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maquia

maquia noun: a traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.8–1.2 liters in different 19th-century contexts.

Noun

maquia (plural maquias)

  1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.8–1.2 liters in different 19th-century contexts.

Forms of maquia

pluralmaquias

Origin of maquia

From Portuguese maquia, from Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), from Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla, “measured”). Doublet of maquila.

Questions about maquia

What does maquia mean?
Maquia means a traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.8–1.2 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
What part of speech is maquia?
Maquia is a noun.
What is the plural of maquia?
The plural of maquia is maquias.

Words near maquia in the dictionary

  1. maquette
  2. maquetted
  3. maquettes
  4. maquetting
  5. maqui
  6. maquia
  7. Maquiapo
  8. maquila
  9. maquiladora
  10. maquiladoras
  11. maquilas

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