Mealie

//ˈmiːli// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    an ear of corn wordnet

Synonyms

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cobcorncobearspike

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"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”).

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mealie landmealie meal

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