mealie

South African grain

Mealie is a South African term for maize or corn, used especially for the ears: We roasted mealies over the fire.

The word comes from the Afrikaans *mielie*.

Mealie meal is ground maize, a dietary staple in southern Africa used to make porridge and other dishes.

SouthAfrican

maize

Cob-bearing cereal crop

  • papMushy infant food
  • sampCoarse maize porridge
  • potjiekosSouth African cast-iron stew

biltong · township

crop

maize

Cob-bearing cereal crop

  • cobMaize ear's central cylinder
  • kernelSeed or essential core
  • huskDry seed covering

ear · grain · field · harvest · sowing · cultivation · planting · irrigation · farming · fertilizer

food

porridge

Boiled grain dish

hominy · cornbread · mush · fufu · tamale · arepa · tortilla

staple

sustenance

Means of living

essential · basic · staple crop · food security · famine relief · affordable · accessible · calories · carbohydrates · nutrition

Opposites
crop type

mealiewheat

Cereal crop for flour

sorghum · rice · millet · barley · oats

regional food terminology

mealierice

Staple cereal grain

bread · injera

Phrases
Family

mealy, cornmeal, mealiness

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