/ Dictionary / Index M maquiladora: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ma•qui•la•do•ra Pronunciation: (mu-kē"lu-dôr'u), [key] — pl. -ras. a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: maquiladora (Thesaurus) maqui maquillage Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abdicate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language