Maquila

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L.
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of makila, a kind of walking stick. alt-of, alternative

    "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."

  3. 3
    Synonym of maquiladora, a factory or sweatshop in Latin American and Spanish contexts.

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half-celeminmaquiladoramedio

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"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

From Basque makila via Spanish maquila.

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