"maquila" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /maˈkila/, [maˈki.la] Forms: maquilas [plural]
Rhymes: -ila Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|xaa|مَكِيلَة|tr=makíla}} Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), {{der|es|ar|مَكِيلَة||measured}} Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla, “measured”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} maquila f (plural maquilas)
  1. (historical) maquila, half-almud (a traditional unit of dry measure of variable size) Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-maquila-es-noun-WdEWSRlL Categories (other): Units of measure Disambiguation of Units of measure: 25 24 10 8 30 3
  2. (historical) Synonym of medio, half-celemin (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L) Tags: feminine, historical Synonyms: medio [synonym, synonym-of], half-celemin [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-maquila-es-noun-fH6aTmPn Categories (other): Units of measure Disambiguation of Units of measure: 25 24 10 8 30 3
  3. Synonym of maquiladora (a factory or sweatshop in Latin American and Spanish contexts) Tags: feminine Synonyms: maquiladora [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-maquila-es-noun-INWeZ~RT Categories (other): Units of measure Disambiguation of Units of measure: 25 24 10 8 30 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms (irregular unit): almud (2 maquilas)
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Business Disambiguation of Business: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'irregular unit': 39 41 20

Noun

IPA: /maˈkila/, [maˈki.la] Forms: maquilas [plural]
Rhymes: -ila Etymology: From Basque makila. Etymology templates: {{der|es|eu|makila}} Basque makila Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} maquila f (plural maquilas)
  1. Alternative spelling of makila Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine Alternative form of: makila
    Sense id: en-maquila-es-noun-lCNO2m2B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Business Disambiguation of Business: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /maˈkila/, [maˈki.la]
Rhymes: -ila Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|xaa|مَكِيلَة|tr=makíla}} Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), {{der|es|ar|مَكِيلَة||measured}} Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla, “measured”) Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} maquila
  1. inflection of maquilar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: maquilar
    Sense id: en-maquila-es-verb-IQzWUBw2 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Buildings, Tools, Units of measure Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 10 8 10 14 8 8 25 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 10 8 11 12 9 9 28 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 12 14 25 10 33 6 Disambiguation of Buildings: 14 14 14 11 43 4 Disambiguation of Tools: 6 11 20 22 31 10 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 25 24 10 8 30 3
  2. inflection of maquilar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: maquilar
    Sense id: en-maquila-es-verb-ADM4RiN7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Business Disambiguation of Business: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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    "es:Buildings",
    "es:Business",
    "es:Tools",
    "es:Units of measure"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "eu",
        "3": "makila"
      },
      "expansion": "Basque makila",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Basque makila.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maquilas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "maquila f (plural maquilas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧qui‧la"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "makila"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of makila"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "makila",
          "makila#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈkila/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈki.la]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ila"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maquila"
}

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