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Etymology · Andalusian Arabic

مَكِيلَة

2 English words descend from Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة, most common first.

maquilaSynonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L.
maquiaA traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.8–1.2 liters in different 19th-century contexts.