maquia

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noun

A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.8–1.2 liters in different 19th-century contexts.

OriginPortuguese maquia ← Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة ← Arabic مَكِيلَة →
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Meanings

nounmaquia (plural maquias)

plural maquias

  1. historicalA traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 0.8–1.2 liters in different 19th-century contexts.

Origin

  1. Arabicمَكِيلَة“measured”
  2. Andalusian Arabicمَكِيلَة
  3. Portuguesemaquia
  4. Englishmaquia

From Portuguese maquia, from Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), from Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla, “measured”). Doublet of maquila.

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APA

maquia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maquia

MLA

“maquia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maquia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maquia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maquia.

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