maquila.
maquila, half-almud (a traditional unit of dry measure of variable size)
Meaning & usage
maquila, half-almud (a traditional unit of dry measure of variable size)
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)
Where this word comes from
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.
inflection of maquilar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of maquilar: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
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.
alternative spelling of makila
Where this word comes from
From Basque makila.
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