mealie meal

American  

noun

Chiefly South African.

1. cornmeal.

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mealie meal British  

noun

1. finely ground maize

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Example Sentences

"I buy a broiler chicken for $6 and cut into 12 pieces which produces 12 plates of Sadza and chicken, giving me $12 per day. From there I deduct $1 for mealie meal, $1.50 for cooking oil and another $1.50 for tomatoes and onions, so my profit is around $2 or $1.50 per day, which I try and save for my licence. But then the police come again and I am back to square one."

From BBC

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

“Grandfather cut trees for a white farmer. Oh, such strange trees! They were tall, with leaves like needles. Every one was exactly alike, and they grew in rows like vegetables. Every week, the farmer’s wife gave us a sack of mealie meal, sugar, cooking oil, and meat. She also gave me cloth once a year and, when your mother and Chipo were old enough, school uniforms. Shuvai was still a baby.”

From Literature

Nhamo removed a sack of already ground and dried mealie meal from the storehouse.

From Literature

Later, when the boat was as dry as she could manage, she took Mother out of the pot and propped her against the sack of mealie meal.

From Literature