mealie meal

noun

, Chiefly South African.

1. cornmeal.

mealie meal

noun

1. finely ground maize

Example Sentences

Ms Malima sells Sadza, porridge made from maize "mealie meal" or millet, and a piece of chicken stew for $1 per plate to minibus drivers and other vendors.

From BBC

"I buy a broiler chicken for $6 and cut into 12 pieces which produces 12 plates of Sadza and chicken, giving me $12 per day. From there I deduct $1 for mealie meal, $1.50 for cooking oil and another $1.50 for tomatoes and onions, so my profit is around $2 or $1.50 per day, which I try and save for my licence. But then the police come again and I am back to square one."

From BBC

That afternoon Nhamo cooked the last of her mealie meal.

From Literature

Nhamo removed a sack of already ground and dried mealie meal from the storehouse.

From Literature

Later, when the boat was as dry as she could manage, she took Mother out of the pot and propped her against the sack of mealie meal.

From Literature