maquila
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
maquila (plural maquilas)
- Synonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L.
- Synonym of maquiladora, a factory or sweatshop in Latin American and Spanish contexts.
Etymology 2 edit
From Basque makila via Spanish maquila.
Noun edit
maquila (plural maquilas)
- Alternative spelling of makila, a kind of walking stick.
- 1903, Prosper Mérimée, translated by Lady Mary Loyd, Carmen, published 1845:
- 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.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), from Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla, “measured”). In reference to factories, via clipping of maquiladora, from maquilar (“to assemble”) + -adora (“-ator: forming agent nouns”), from maquilar's original sense of taking a toll of grain.
Noun edit
maquila f (plural maquilas)
- (historical) maquila, half-almud (a traditional unit of dry measure of variable size)
- (historical) Synonym of medio, half-celemin (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L)
- Synonym of maquiladora (a factory or sweatshop in Latin American and Spanish contexts)
Coordinate terms edit
- (irregular unit): almud (2 maquilas)
Verb edit
maquila
- inflection of maquilar:
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
maquila f (plural maquilas)
- Alternative spelling of makila
Further reading edit
- “maquila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014