Mealie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmiːli/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mealie is a noun meaning (South Africa) An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn.
Meaning
(South Africa) An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn.
Example Sentences
My mother planted and harvested her own mealies.
The wants of a native living with his tribe and cultivating mealies or Kafir corn are confined to a kaross (skin cloak) or some pieces of cotton cloth.
At the other end of the veranda, on two deck-chairs planted side by side and looking away over the bush and the mealie fields, were Mr. Quest and Mr. Van Rensberg […]
Word Forms
- mealies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include maizefield, meale, malt-o-meal, meal, meat, mali.
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