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
She packed a cooking pot, mealie meal, and matches into the fish trap.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
That afternoon Nhamo cooked the last of her mealie meal.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
In Sierra Leone all that we had ever eaten was rice, pepper, mealie meal, cassava, mango, and banana.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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