maquía

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Galician

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), from Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla). Compare Spanish maquila.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maquía f (plural maquías)

  1. (historical) the share of flour a miller would receive as payment
    Non fíes en maquía de muiñeiro, nin creas en comida de despenseiro. (proverb)
    Don't trust the share of the miller nor the food of the storekeeper.
  2. (historical) a dry measure
  3. (historical) period of time that the co-owner of a mill has for using it
    Synonym: quenda

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