Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mealie

/ˈmiːli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: mealie
IPA: /ˈmiːli/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn.

Example Sentences

"The wants of a native living with his tribe and cultivating mealies or Kafir corn are confined to a kaross (skin cloak) or some pieces of cotton cloth."
"At the other end of the veranda, on two deck-chairs planted side by side and looking away over the bush and the mealie fields, were Mr. Quest and Mr. Van Rensberg […]"
"My mother planted and harvested her own mealies."

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans mielie, from obsolete Dutch milie (“millet, maize”), from Old French mil (“millet”).

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: mielie, milie, mil

Inflected Forms

mealies (plural)

Phrases

mealie land mealie meal

Homonyms

mealy mielie

Questions

How do you pronounce mealie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmiːli/.
What does mealie mean?: An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn.
Where does mealie come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce mealie

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