mealie pap

British  

noun

1. mealie porridge

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Etymology

Origin of mealie pap

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

I can imagine restaurants built around South Indian upma, South African mealie pap or even Tibetan tsampa.

From Los Angeles Times

‘You gin us dem seeds a’right, you did, so now we’ll see what about dis yob;’ an’ off he pop an’ fetch all de rest o’ de mouses, an’ it ain’t har’ly no time ’fore dey has dat pun’kin scrape as clean inside as de mealie pap pot in a bywoner’s fam’ly.

From Project Gutenberg

“Well, his missis she bring him out a mealie pap pot wid lots in it yet, an’ some milk, an’ he tucks a fair ole little lot inside him.

From Project Gutenberg

It lived on a little mealie pap and odd bits of roaster-cakes that were thrown to it as though it were a dog.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, how tired I am of that mealie pap!

From Project Gutenberg