maquila
the share of grain or flour paid to the miller for grinding; today also contract assembly workporción de grano o harina que se paga al molinero por moler; hoy, también trabajo de montaje por encargo
Comes from Arabic
مَكِيلَة
makīla
“what is measured out with a dry measure”«lo que se mide con una medida de capacidad»
Arabic today says
أُجْرَة الطَّحْن
ujrat aṭ-ṭaḥn
Root
ك ي ل
k-y-l
The article
It came in without the article.
The story
It comes from kāla, "to measure (grain)". This payment to the miller is the origin of the Mexican maquiladora, a factory that works under contract for another company.Viene de kāla, «medir (grano)». De este pago al molinero procede la maquiladora mexicana, fábrica que trabaja por encargo de otra empresa.
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