mielie

M3I1E1L1I1E1
/ˈmiː.li/

noun

Maize.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounmielie (countable and uncountable, plural mielies)

plural mielies · alternative mealie

  1. South AfricacountableuncountableMaize.
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    "Throughout most of the country, however, South African cuisine relies on meat and mielies. Many South Africans, black and white, would cheerfully go through their lives eating little else. Up to half the arable land in South Africa is planted with maize, which was grown by tribes across Southern African long before the colonists arrived. https://web.archive.org/web/20060720101224/http://www.southafrica.info/plan_trip/holiday/food_wine/920091.htm

Origin

  1. Portuguesemilho
  2. Afrikaansmielie
  3. Englishmielie

From Afrikaans mielie, from Portuguese milho.

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Cite this entry
APA

mielie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mielie

MLA

“mielie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mielie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mielie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mielie.

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