maquila

English

Etymology 1

Noun

maquila (plural maquilas)

1. A maquiladora.

Etymology 2

Noun

maquila (plural maquilas)

1. Alternative spelling of makila
   • 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.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈkila/ [maˈki.la]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), from Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla).

Noun

maquila f (plural maquilas)

1. A unit of volume.
2. Synonym of maquiladora

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Basque makila.

Noun

maquila f (plural maquilas)

1. Alternative spelling of makila

Further reading

• “maquila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014