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Examples of mealie
mealie
A promised delivery of mealie meal, diverted from a local college, had not arrived.
From the washingtonpost.com
If we'd wanted more mealie-mouthedness, we'd have elected Labour again.
From the economist.com
It is made from corn meal, or as Zambians call it, mealie-meal.
From the al.com
When the mealie meal runs low, she feeds her family nothing more than a thin gruel made with the leftovers.
From the washingtonpost.com
Mealie was very popular and is missed, and the regulars will often go out there to just sit and have a think.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
It was accompanied by mealie pap, a sort of South African cornmeal mush, and braised country greens with tomato broth.
From the orlandosentinel.com
This would be accompanied by fried vegetables, baked pumpkin or squash and mealie pap, the cornmeal mush which is a staple in much of Africa.
From the denverpost.com
At dusk the roads are lined with men and women, some with firewood or sacks of mealie-meal on their shoulders, tramping home to townships many miles away.
From the economist.com
In the cities, the focus was on the price of mealie meal, the porridge-like staple made from ground maize, and whether millers would pass on savings or fatten their profit margins.
From the theatlantic.com
- An ear of corn
- Maize (Zea mays L. ssp. mays), known in many English-speaking countries as corn, is a grass domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. ...
- (pronounce mih-lih) - Maize or corn. A mealie is a maize cob, and mealie meal is maize meal, the staple diet of South Africa, which is mostly cooked into pap.
- South African word for corn.
- Millet corn, staple diet
