maquila
English
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.
Noun
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
From Basque makila via Spanish maquila.
Noun
maquila (plural maquilas)
- Alternative spelling of makila, a kind of walking stick.
- 1903, Lady Mary Loyd, translating Prosper Mérimée, Carmen (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.
- 1903, Lady Mary Loyd, translating Prosper Mérimée, Carmen (1845):
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈkila/ [maˈki.la]
- Rhymes: -ila
- Syllabification: ma‧qui‧la
Etymology 1
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
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
- (irregular unit): almud (2 maquilas)
Verb
maquila
- inflection of maquilar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
From Basque makila.
Noun
maquila f (plural maquilas)
- Alternative spelling of makila
Further reading
- “maquila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014