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mealie

/mee-lee/US // ˈmi li //UK // (ˈmiːlɪ) //

粕类,饭团,饭菜,膳食

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    South African.

    • : Sometimes mealies. corn; maize.
    • : an ear of corn.

Examples

  • That mealie patch was a source of revenue to its owner beyond the mere value of its crop.

  • Little Jan dropped on to the rug beside the basket of mealie-cobs, and the others edged nearer.

  • Condiments were no longer available; mealie meal was withheld, and the soup had thus become thinner and less seasoned.

  • In the drum the meat, and also the mealie-meal porridge, was cooked.

  • The ration is biscuits and three ounces of mealie meal for porridge.