maquila

maquila means synonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L.

Etymology

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

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.

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Words closest in meaning

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maquia 70% match — A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.8–1.2 liters in different 19th-century contexts. vs maquila →
cuartillo 66% match — A traditional Castilian unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 1.2 L. vs maquila →
celemin 66% match — A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 4.6 liters. vs maquila →
cuarteron 63% match — A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 115 g. vs maquila →
cuartilla 63% match — A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 13.9 L. vs maquila →
copin 62% match — Synonym of medio, particularly in Asturias, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L vs maquila →
cuarto 62% match — A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 27.8 L. vs maquila →
copino 60% match — Synonym of medio, a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L vs maquila →