Standard Lemma guide
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noun
Synonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: medio, half-celemin
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of maquiladora, a factory or sweatshop in Latin American and Spanish contexts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: maquiladora
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative spelling of makila, a kind of walking stick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
From Basque makila via Spanish maquila.
