mealies
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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My food consisted mainly of crickets, ostrich eggs, prickly pears, green mealies and wild honey.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a wild boy, he had eaten crickets, ostrich eggs, prickly pears, green mealies and wild honey.
From Time Magazine Archive
The island was covered with greenery as far as she could see—not with ordinary forest plants, but with tomatoes, mealies, and bananas.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
I was not alone in this feeling and I joined a group of young men who engaged in secret evening expeditions to the university’s farmland, where we built a fire and roasted mealies.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
When preparing the mealies, the women used different methods.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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