mealie

[ mee-lee ]

/ ˈmi li /

noun South African.

Sometimes mealies. corn; maize.

an ear of corn.

Also called mielie.

Origin of mealie

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

Words nearby mealie

Meads, Meadville, meager, meagre, meal, mealie, mealie meal, mealie pap, mealies, meal moth, meals on wheels

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Example sentences from the Web for mealie

The mealie crop was only just over the rise, so we were there very soon.
A Frontier Mystery|Bertram Mitford
The Boer is a pious person, who prays to God when he wants rain, and forgets to pray when his mealie crop proves a success.
The Boer in Peace and War|Arthur M. Mann
With which debatable threat Old Hendrik resumed his course to the mealie lands beyond.
Old Hendrik's Tales|Arthur Owen Vaughan
Out at Umvelos' there is a tobacco-factory, and all round Sikitola's we have square miles of mealie and cotton fields.
Prester John|John Buchan

You gan go to mein haus, und die frau will give you blenty of mealie gake und zom milk.
Diamond Dyke|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for mealie

mealie

mielie

/ (ˈmiːlɪ) /

noun

Southern African an ear of maizeSee also mealies

Word Origin for mealie

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

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单词	mealie
释义	mealie [ mee-lee ] / ˈmi li / noun South African. Sometimes mealies. corn; maize. an ear of corn. Also called mielie. Origin of mealie 1850–55; <Afrikaans mielie<Portuguese milho maize, millet <Latin miliummillet Words nearby mealie Meads, Meadville, meager, meagre, meal, mealie, mealie meal, mealie pap, mealies, meal moth, meals on wheels Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mealie The mealie crop was only just over the rise, so we were there very soon. A Frontier Mystery\|Bertram Mitford The Boer is a pious person, who prays to God when he wants rain, and forgets to pray when his mealie crop proves a success. The Boer in Peace and War\|Arthur M. Mann With which debatable threat Old Hendrik resumed his course to the mealie lands beyond. Old Hendrik's Tales\|Arthur Owen Vaughan Out at Umvelos' there is a tobacco-factory, and all round Sikitola's we have square miles of mealie and cotton fields. Prester John\|John Buchan You gan go to mein haus, und die frau will give you blenty of mealie gake und zom milk. Diamond Dyke\|George Manville Fenn British Dictionary definitions for mealie mealie mielie / (ˈmiːlɪ) / noun Southern African an ear of maizeSee also mealies Word Origin for mealie C19: from Afrikaans milie, from Portuguese milho, from Latin milium millet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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