maquiladora

[ muh-kee-luh-dawr-uh; Spanish mah-kee-ah-daw-rah ]

noun,plural ma·qui·la·do·ras [muh-kee-luh-dawr-uhz; Spanish mah-kee-ah-daw-rahs]. /məˌki ləˈdɔr əz; Spanish mɑˌki ɑˈdɔ rɑs/.
  1. a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation.

Origin of maquiladora

1
1985–90; Mexican Spanish, perhaps <Spanish maquilar extract a toll
  • Also called ma·qui·la.

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