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
Food sellers roasted mealies and peanuts—the smell almost drove Nhamo mad.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
The Indian and Coloured prisoners received samp, or mealie rice, which consisted of ground mealies in a souplike mixture.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Nhamo talked until darkness fell and an evening wind made the mealies rustle.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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