mealies
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As a wild boy, he had eaten crickets, ostrich eggs, prickly pears, green mealies and wild honey.
From Time Magazine Archive
My food consisted mainly of crickets, ostrich eggs, prickly pears, green mealies and wild honey.
From Time Magazine Archive
The water pots had been neglected, the pumpkins unwatered, the mealies unstamped.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
The island was covered with greenery as far as she could see—not with ordinary forest plants, but with tomatoes, mealies, and bananas.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Food sellers roasted mealies and peanuts—the smell almost drove Nhamo mad.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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