mealies
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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My food consisted mainly of crickets, ostrich eggs, prickly pears, green mealies and wild honey.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a wild boy, he had eaten crickets, ostrich eggs, prickly pears, green mealies and wild honey.
From Time Magazine Archive
On either side she saw hillocks covered with pumpkin vines, while beyond stood row upon row of ripe mealies.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
The boys fell upon roasted mealies and boiled pumpkins.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
Unlike mealies, which were sometimes in short supply, milk from our cows and goats was always plentiful.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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