mea·lie

also mie·lie (mē′lē)

n. South African

1. An ear of corn.

2. mealies Corn; maize.

[Afrikaans mielie, ultimately from Latin milium, millet (perhaps via Portuguese milho); see melə- in Indo-European roots.]

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mealie

(ˈmiːlɪ) or

mielie

(Agriculture) South African an ear of maize

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

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meal•ie

(ˈmi li)

n. South African.

1. corn ¹ (def.1).

2. an ear of corn.

[1850–55; < Afrikaans mielie < Portuguese milho maize, millet < Latin milium millet]

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mealie - an ear of corn

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capitulum, spike, ear - fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

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My mother called the white-faced cow and gave it mealie leaves which she had brought with her.

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There are the sheer kloofs cut in the hills by the rushing rains of centuries, down which the rivers sparkle; there is the deepest green of the bush, growing as God planted it, and the other greens of the mealie gardens and the sugar patches, while now and again a white house, smiling out at the placid sea, puts a finish and gives an air of homeliness to the scene.

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Beaming with a smile, and with a blue colourful 'chitenge' (wrapper) tied around her waist, she takes some 'mealie meal' (maize flour) from a sachet and sprinkles it into a boiling water while briskly stirring it with a cooking stick to make it thicker.

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'The suspect left the van and escaped, leaving the vehicle loaded with groceries, comprising of bags of samp, mealie meal, meat and vegetables,' he said.

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The pulp is also stewed, roasted, added to mealie meal porridge and other food to add flavour, and made into juice, jellies, jam, and puddings [26-29].

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In Africa, maize grains are typically processed into maize meal (mealie meal) to produce porridges or cooked dough, and grits (samp).

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It is almost the same price as maize meal (mealie meal being 5c more expensive per serving); and is significantly less expensive than pasta, with a R1.68 differential.

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9 choice of people, just to eat mealie 10 meal and all that stuff.

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Similar to carp anglers, serious dough fishermen have devised "secret" recipes incorporating such flavourings as curry powder, molasses and even beer, adding them to a stiff mixture of mealie meal, fish pellets and/or animal feed blocks.

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