mealie pap

mielie pap

noun

Southern African mealie porridge

Word Origin

Afrikaans

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Examples from the Web for mealie pap

Historical Examples

I myself have lived for days simply on mealie-pap (porridge).
The Peace Negotiations
J. D. Kestell
A Kaffir lives on mealie-pap, varied by an occasional cow's head.
Ladysmith
H. W. Nevinson
There were scores who would not touch "mealie-pap" with a forty-foot spoon.
The Siege of Kimberley
T. Phelan
But they changed in time; "I am an acquired taste," cries Katisha; so is "mealie-pap."
The Siege of Kimberley
T. Phelan
Even "mealie-pap," ad lib., we had perforce to forego; the "Law" allowed it but once a day.
The Siege of Kimberley
T. Phelan

mealie pap

mielie pap

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for mealie pap

Historical Examples

I myself have lived for days simply on mealie-pap (porridge).

A Kaffir lives on mealie-pap, varied by an occasional cow's head.

There were scores who would not touch "mealie-pap" with a forty-foot spoon.

But they changed in time; "I am an acquired taste," cries Katisha; so is "mealie-pap."

Even "mealie-pap," ad lib., we had perforce to forego; the "Law" allowed it but once a day.