Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mee-lee]
- /ˈmi li/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mee-lee]
- /ˈmi li/
Definitions of mealie word
- noun mealie Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize. 1
- noun mealie an ear of corn. 1
- noun mealie Corn, especially sweet corn. 1
- noun mealie an ear of maize 0
- noun mealie corn1 (sense 3) 0
- noun mealie an ear of this 0
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Origin of mealie
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < Afrikaans mielie < Portuguese milho maize, millet < Latin milium millet
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mealie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mealie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
mealie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with mealie
- what is mealie meal?
- how to make mealie meal roti?
See also
Matching words
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