mealie meal
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Ms Malima sells Sadza, porridge made from maize "mealie meal" or millet, and a piece of chicken stew for $1 per plate to minibus drivers and other vendors.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2023
“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.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2022
“This bag of mealie meal will last forever.”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
She changed the water frequently, but the mealie meal spoiled anyway.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Nhamo made a final breakfast and scattered some of her precious mealie meal as a sacrifice to whatever ancestors might be present.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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