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mealie - What does it mean?

Definition of 'mealie'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (South Africa) An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn.
  • *1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 10:
  • *:My mother planted and harvested her own mealies .
  • Derived terms

    * mealie land * mealie meal