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mealie meal

American  

noun

Chiefly South African.
  1. cornmeal.


mealie meal British  

noun

  1. finely ground maize

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

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

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

“This bag of mealie meal will last forever.”

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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