150px|thumb|A makila with a horn pommel, woven leather grip and nickel silver fittings The makila (sometimes spelled makhila) is a traditional Basque walking stick, and is notable as both a practical tool and a cultural symbol of authority and strength.
150px|thumb|A makila with a horn pommel, woven leather grip and nickel silver fittings The makila (sometimes spelled makhila) is a traditional Basque walking stick, and is notable as both a practical tool and a cultural symbol of authority and strength.
==Etymology== "Makila" in Euskara (Basque language) literally can mean "stick", "walking cane", "rod", "club", or "mace". The word is derived from the Latin bacillum ("little staff"). "Makila" itself carries certain connotations, for instance in the verb form, makilatu, meaning "to bludgeon", or the derived makila-ukaldi, meaning "club-strike" or "mace-strike". The term outside of Basque country has come to be associated with the unique walking stick carried by Basques.
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