mealie

[ mee-lee ]

/ ˈmi li /

noun South African.

Sometimes mealies. corn; maize.

an ear of corn.

Nearby words

meager, meagre, meal, meal moth, meal ticket, mealie, mealie meal, mealie pap, mealies, meals on wheels, mealtime

Origin of mealie

1850–55; < Afrikaans mielie < Portuguese milho maize, millet < Latin milium millet

Also called mielie.

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Examples from the Web for mealie

The mealie crop was only just over the rise, so we were there very soon.
A Frontier Mystery|Bertram Mitford
The Boer is a pious person, who prays to God when he wants rain, and forgets to pray when his mealie crop proves a success.
The Boer in Peace and War|Arthur M. Mann
With which debatable threat Old Hendrik resumed his course to the mealie lands beyond.
Old Hendrik's Tales|Arthur Owen Vaughan
Out at Umvelos' there is a tobacco-factory, and all round Sikitola's we have square miles of mealie and cotton fields.
Prester John|John Buchan

You gan go to mein haus, und die frau will give you blenty of mealie gake und zom milk.
Diamond Dyke|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for mealie

mealie

mielie

/ (ˈmiːlɪ) /

noun

Southern African an ear of maizeSee also mealies

Word Origin for mealie

C19: from Afrikaans milie, from Portuguese milho, from Latin milium millet

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