- corn (sense ): usually used in pl.
- an ear of this
Origin of mealie
Afrikaans milje from Portuguese milho, millet (in milho grande, maize) from Classical Latin milium, milletmealie
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mealie
also mie·lie
noun
South African- An ear of corn.
- mealies Corn; maize.
Origin of mealie
Afrikaans mielie ultimately from Latin milium millet ( perhaps via Portuguese milho ); see melə- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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