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- [muh-kee-luh-dawr-uh; Spanish mah-kee-ah-daw-rah]
- /məˌki ləˈdɔr ə; Spanish mɑˌki ɑˈdɔ rɑ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [muh-kee-luh-dawr-uh; Spanish mah-kee-ah-daw-rah]
- /məˌki ləˈdɔr ə; Spanish mɑˌki ɑˈdɔ rɑ/
Definitions of maquila word
- noun plural maquila a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation. 1
- abbreviation MAQUILA Maquiladora. 1
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Origin of maquila
First appearance:
before 1985 One of the 1% newest English words
1985-90; Mexican Spanish, perhaps < Spanish maquilar extract a toll
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Parts of speech for Maquila
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
maquila popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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