mealie pap

noun

1. mealie porridge

Word History and Origins

Origin of mealie pap¹

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

I can imagine restaurants built around South Indian upma, South African mealie pap or even Tibetan tsampa.

From Los Angeles Times

At 3 P.M., more than twelve hours after most of us had arrived, we were delivered a container of thin mealie pap and no utensils.

From Literature

I don’t think I ever looked forward to eating cold mealie pap so much in my life.

From Literature

Breakfast consisted of mealie pap porridge, cereal made from maize or corn, which the general prisoners would slop in a bowl and then spin through the bars of our cells.

From Literature

We again received mealie pap porridge, sometimes with the odd carrot or piece of cabbage or beetroot thrown in — but one usually had to search for it.

From Literature