mealie

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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

We found mealies and cattle left everywhere. — My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War, Ben J. (Ben Johannis) Viljoen
On a dish of mealie porridge the Kaffir can keep the human machine going for twenty-four hours. — An African Adventure, Isaac Frederick Marcosson
They grow a few mealies (maize), but it is chiefly the women who hoe and plant the ground. — Impressions of South Africa, James Bryce, Viscount Bryce

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