meal·ie
noun/ˈmiːli/
/ˈmiːli/
[countable, usually plural, uncountable] (South African English)- (British English maize, North American English corn)a tall plant grown for its large yellow grains that are used for making flour or eaten as a vegetable; the grains of this plant
玉蜀黍；玉米 - (also corn on the cob British and North American English)maize that is cooked with all the grains still attached to the inner part and eaten as a vegetable
玉米棒子
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Afrikaans mielie, from Portuguese milho ‘maize, millet’ from Latin milium.