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
They removed insects from the tomatoes, mealies, squash and pumpkins and fed them to bantam chickens penned at the mouths of the tunnels.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
“I ran afoul of one of the rules in this charming place. I ate one of the mealies meant for your lunch.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
For lunch we often received phuzatnandla, which means “drink of strength,” a powder made from mealies and a bit of yeast.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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