mea·lie also mie·lie (m??l?)n. South African 1. An ear of corn.2. mealies Corn; maize.[Afrikaans mielie, ultimately from Latin milium, millet (perhaps via Portuguese milho); see mel?- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.mealie (?mi?l?) or mielien (Agriculture) South African an ear of maize[C19: from Afrikaans milie, from Portuguese milho, from Latin milium millet]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014meal?ie (?mi li) n. South African. 1. corn 1 (def.1). 2. an ear of corn. [1850?55;