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mielie

/ˈmiː.li/

mielie noun: maize.

Noun

mielie (countable and uncountable, plural mielies)

  1. (South Africa) Maize.
    • "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...

Forms of mielie

pluralmielies
alternative formmealie

Origin of mielie

From Afrikaans mielie, from Portuguese milho.

Words formed from mielie

Words that rhyme with mielie

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about mielie

What does mielie mean?
Mielie means maize.
What part of speech is mielie?
Mielie is a noun.
How do you pronounce mielie?
Mielie is pronounced /ˈmiː.li/.
What is the plural of mielie?
The plural of mielie is mielies.

Words near mielie in the dictionary

  1. Miedemas
  2. Miehikkälä
  3. Mielec
  4. Mieles
  5. Mieleses
  6. mielie
  7. mielie meal
  8. mielies
  9. Mielke
  10. Mielkes
  11. Mielno

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