maquilaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

maquila (複数形 maquilas)

1. Synonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L.
2. Synonym of maquiladora, a factory or sweatshop in Latin American and Spanish contexts.

語源 2

From Basque makila via Spanish maquila.

名詞

maquila (複数形 maquilas)

1. Alternative spelling of makila, a kind of walking stick.
   • 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.