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 changed the water frequently, but the mealie meal spoiled anyway.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Before it got dark, she boiled water and added it to the leftover mealie meal.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
My mother had begun working in neighbors' gardens and doing pickup work as a maid in town in exchange for mealie meal.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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