maquiladora

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mexican Spanish maquiladora, from maquilar (“assemble”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmɑkɪləˈdɔːɹə/ === Noun === maquiladora (plural maquiladoras) An assembly plant in Mexico owned by a company from the United States or another foreign country, using cheap local labour and imported components, and which then exports its products to the company's country of origin; also (by extension) similar factories in other countries. [from 20th c.] ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “maquiladora”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. maquiladora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mexican Spanish maquiladora, from maquilar (“assemble”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === maquiladora f (plural maquiladoras) feminine singular of maquilador maquiladora (an assembly plant in Mexico near the border with the United States) == Spanish == === Etymology === From maquilar + -dora. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /makilaˈdoɾa/ [ma.ki.laˈð̞o.ɾa] Rhymes: -oɾa Syllabification: ma‧qui‧la‧do‧ra === Noun === maquiladora f (plural maquiladoras) assembly plant Synonym: maquila ==== Descendants ==== → English: maquiladora === Noun === maquiladora f (plural maquiladoras) female equivalent of maquilador === Further reading === “maquiladora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025