mealie

[mee-lee]

noun

South African.

1. Sometimes mealies. corn; maize.

2. an ear of corn.

mealie

/ ˈmiːlɪ /

noun

1. an ear of maize See also mealies

Word History and Origins

Origin of mealie¹

1850–55; < Afrikaans mielie < Portuguese milho maize, millet < Latin milium millet

Word History and Origins

Origin of mealie¹

C19: from Afrikaans milie, from Portuguese milho, from Latin milium millet

Example Sentences

She has her hands on a mealie grinder, a stone used to grind grain.

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They sat comfortably together, like kernels on a mealie cob.

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“In January, I would pay $10 U.S. to buy a pack of mealie meal, cooking oil, sugar and salt and this would push me through the month,” said Muyererwa, 28.

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The aunties set about boiling the mealie meal in the rice pot.

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Hiring a photographer cost the same as a week's worth of mealie meal, the cornmeal used to make sadza.

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