mealie

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mealie

/ˈmiːli/

Sounds like mealy · Rhymes with -iːli

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Borrowed from Afrikaans mielie, from obsolete Dutch milie (“millet, maize”), from Old French mil (“millet”).

noun mealies

South Africa An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn. The wants of a native living with his tribe and cultivating mealies or Kafir corn are confined to a kaross (skin cloak) or some pieces of cotton cloth.

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@misc{mealie_2026,
  title = {mealie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mealie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}