maquilan.

Brit.

/məˈkɪlə/, U.S.

/məˈkilə/

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish maquila.

Etymology: < Mexican Spanish maquila < maquilar to assemble (1734 in Castilian Spanish in sense ‘to mill’) < maquila miller's portion (1020), probably < Arabic makīl, masculine, makīla, feminine ‘(something) measured’, passive participle of kāla to measure.

= maquiladora n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > factory > [noun] > type of

cone1791

chicken factory1852

maquiladora1978

maquila1979

1979 Forbes 10 Dec. 102/2 But those towns are now booming, thanks to almost 600 foreign-owned plants called maquilas.

1987 Christian Sci. Monitor 27 May 3 The new maquila, an American-owned plant to employ 600 initially, will probably provide little opportunity to Mexicans returning to Concepcion.

1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 31 Mar. d2/3 The public health crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border because of growth of maquila industries there.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maquila
释义	maquilan. Brit. /məˈkɪlə/, U.S. /məˈkilə/ Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish maquila. Etymology: < Mexican Spanish maquila < maquilar to assemble (1734 in Castilian Spanish in sense ‘to mill’) < maquila miller's portion (1020), probably < Arabic makīl, masculine, makīla, feminine ‘(something) measured’, passive participle of kāla to measure. = maquiladora n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > factory > [noun] > type of cone1791 chicken factory1852 maquiladora1978 maquila1979 1979 Forbes 10 Dec. 102/2 But those towns are now booming, thanks to almost 600 foreign-owned plants called maquilas. 1987 Christian Sci. Monitor 27 May 3 The new maquila, an American-owned plant to employ 600 initially, will probably provide little opportunity to Mexicans returning to Concepcion. 1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 31 Mar. d2/3 The public health crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border because of growth of maquila industries there. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1979
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