maquila
maquila noun: synonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L. Also the alternative spelling of makila.
Noun
maquila (plural maquilas)
- Synonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L.
- Synonyms:
- medio, half-celemin
- Synonym of maquiladora, a factory or sweatshop in Latin American and Spanish contexts.
- Synonyms:
- maquiladora
Also used as
maquila is also the alternative spelling of makila.
Synonyms of maquila
- medio
- half-celemin
- maquiladora
Forms of maquila
| plural | maquilas |
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Origin of maquila
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.
From Basque makila via Spanish maquila.
Questions about maquila
- What does maquila mean?
- Maquila means synonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L.
- What part of speech is maquila?
- Maquila is a noun.
- What is the plural of maquila?
- The plural of maquila is maquilas.
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