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
“I’ve heard that they are the color of our mealie meal, and you can see the sky through their eyes,” Kadiatu answered.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
She was afraid to eat the uncooked mealie meal: Am buy a said raw flour swelled up inside and made your stomach burst.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
“This bag of mealie meal will last forever.”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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