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Definition of mealie in English: mealie(also mielie) noun ˈmiːliˈmēlē usually mealiesSouth African 1A maize plant. 〈主南非〉玉米，玉蜀黍 the mealies were as tall as my stretched arms Example sentencesExamples - The trekkers also planted maize (which they called mielie, whence the African term ‘mealies') wherever they settled, and this soon came into cultivation by the Africans.
- 1.1mass noun Maize kernels; sweetcorn.
玉米穗；甜玉米 as modifier mealie pudding Example sentencesExamples - Its meander begins at the railway siding and extends down the bleak R545 road to Bethal, passing between open-cast coal pits and dried-up mealie fields.
- One of my earliest memories is of sitting at our kitchen table, talking to Gladys, my Zulu nanny, while a pot of mielie pap porridge bubbled on the stove.
Synonyms sweetcorn, maize, corn on the cob, indian corn - 1.2 A corncob.
玉米棒 they arrive each day to sell mealies Example sentencesExamples - The farmer was selling mielies on his farm near the Blinkfontein road when four men in a black VW Golf with tinted windows robbed him of his cellphone and cash, then shot him.
- Some sell mielies roasted in coal umbhawulas to locals, while others play soccer to pass the time.
OriginEarly 19th century: from Afrikaans mielie, from Portuguese milho 'maize, millet' from Latin milium. Rhymescampanile, dele, eely, Ely, fusilli, Gigli, Ismaili, Keeley, Keneally, KwaNdebele, Lely, Matabele, mealy, Ndebele, sapele, Sindebele, steely, Swahili, wheelie Definition of mealie in US English: mealienounˈmēlē usually mealiesSouth African 1Corn, especially sweet corn. Example sentencesExamples - The trekkers also planted maize (which they called mielie, whence the African term ‘mealies') wherever they settled, and this soon came into cultivation by the Africans.
- 1.1 Corn kernels.
as modifier mealie pudding Example sentencesExamples - One of my earliest memories is of sitting at our kitchen table, talking to Gladys, my Zulu nanny, while a pot of mielie pap porridge bubbled on the stove.
- Its meander begins at the railway siding and extends down the bleak R545 road to Bethal, passing between open-cast coal pits and dried-up mealie fields.
Synonyms sweetcorn, maize, corn on the cob, indian corn - 1.2 An ear of corn.
Example sentencesExamples - Some sell mielies roasted in coal umbhawulas to locals, while others play soccer to pass the time.
- The farmer was selling mielies on his farm near the Blinkfontein road when four men in a black VW Golf with tinted windows robbed him of his cellphone and cash, then shot him.
OriginEarly 19th century: from Afrikaans mielie, from Portuguese milho ‘maize, millet’ from Latin milium. |