Mealie
/ˈmiːli/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn. South-Africa
"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."
- 2 an ear of corn wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"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."
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans mielie, from obsolete Dutch milie (“millet, maize”), from Old French mil (“millet”).