MEALIE Definition & Meaning

mealie

[ mee-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

South African.

Sometimes mealies. corn; maize.
an ear of corn.

mealie

/ ˈ��ː��ɪ /

noun

an ear of maize See also mealies

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mealie¹

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mealie¹

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

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She built a fire and boiled mealie meal with the remains of the tomatoes.

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“In January, I would pay $10 U.S. to buy a pack of mealie meal, cooking oil, sugar and salt and this would push me through the month,” said Muyererwa, 28.

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The aunties set about boiling the mealie meal in the rice pot.

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Hiring a photographer cost the same as a week's worth of mealie meal, the cornmeal used to make sadza.

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“This bag of mealie meal will last forever.”

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