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- [mee-lee]
- /ˈmi li/
- /ˈmiː.lɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mee-lee]
- /ˈmi li/
Definitions of mealies word
- noun mealies Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize. 1
- noun mealies an ear of corn. 1
- noun mealies Plural form of mealie. 1
- abbreviation MEALIES maize 0
- noun mealies plural of mealie. 0
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Origin of mealies
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < Afrikaans mielie < Portuguese milho maize, millet < Latin milium millet
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Parts of speech for Mealies
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mealies 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
mealies usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with mealies
- how to grow mealies?
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