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Definition of "mealie" [mealie]

  • South African An ear of corn. (noun)
  • South African Corn; maize. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mealie" in a sentence
  • "But after a week's feeding on impoop, as they called the mealie-meal porridge which was their staple food at the mines, they began to pick up."
  • "Each month after she received her pension, Gogo bought them a large bag of finely ground white cornmeal, called mealie meal, which was cooked into a stiff porridge called pap."
  • "One of the staples of South Africa, for example, is the mealie, which is nothing more or less than our own"
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