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mealie noun. ['mi:li] S. Afr. Also mielie. E19.
[Afrikaans mielie from Portuguese milho maize, millet, from Latin milium.]
Maize; a corn-cob (usu. in pl.).
green mealie a corn-cob gathered and cooked while it is still green. stamped mealies: see STAMP verb.
Comb.: mealie-cob a corn-cob; mealie-cob worm, the caterpillar of the corn ear worm, Heliothis armigera, a noctuid moth; mealie meal coarse meal of maize (a staple food); mealiepap [Afrikaans pap porridge] mealie meal porridge; mealie rice finely stamped grains of maize used instead of rice.