Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An ear of corn.
- noun Corn; maize.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ear of maize or Indian corn; specifically, in the plural, maize: as, a sack of mealies.
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- noun South Africa An
ear orkernel ofmaize ; in plural as mass noun:maize ,corn .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ear of corn
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
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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.
No Place Left to Bury the Dead Nicole Itano 2007
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One of the staples of South Africa, for example, is the mealie, which is nothing more or less than our own
An African Adventure Isaac Frederick Marcosson 1918
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In other words, the decline was more rapid among staple foods (such as mealie meal) and less pronounced among refined foods.
IOL: News 2010
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In other words, the decline was more rapid among staple foods (such as mealie meal) and less pronounced among refined foods.
IOL: News 2010
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"Providing incentives, such as mealie-meal and food baskets and loans for income-generating activities, and lending a sympathetic ear to their plight will help boost the morale of caregivers and attract others to caregiving," states the report.
Medindia Health News 2010
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In other words, the decline was more rapid among staple foods (such as mealie meal) and less pronounced among refined foods.
IOL: News 2010
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In other words, the decline was more rapid among staple foods (such as mealie meal) and less pronounced among refined foods.
IOL: News 2010
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"unjustified price increases", especially on basic commodities such as mealie-meal, cooking oil, sugar and bread.
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Half of it consisted of red rye, the rest comprising 20% sugar waste, 20% mealie and 10% straw meal or foliage, resulting not just in malnutrition but deterioration of the digestive system.
The Russians 2010
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