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
The samp was sometimes served with vegetables whereas our mealies were served straight.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
For Africans, lunch consisted of boiled mealies, that is, coarse kernels of com.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
They were scattered here and there among untidy stands of mealies, rioting pumpkin vines, and sweet potatoes.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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