mealie
Americannoun
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Sometimes mealies. corn; maize.
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an ear of corn.
noun
Etymology
Origin of mealie
1850–55; < Afrikaans mielie < Portuguese milho maize, millet < Latin milium millet
Example Sentences
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She has her hands on a mealie grinder, a stone used to grind grain.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
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
In Newtown there is Gramadoelas, which bills itself as "exotic African" with a menu including pumpkin pritters, mealie bread, Cape Dutch chicken pie and malva pudding.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2010
When Nhamo went to sleep with her arms around the mealie bag, she missed their constant muttering almost as much as the breathing of her cousins in the girls’ hut.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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