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mabela S. Afr.|mæˈbiːla|
Also mabbele.
[ad. Zulu i(li)bele, pl. amabele.]
Indian millet, Sorghum vulgare, or the meal or porridge made from it. Also attrib.
1824W. J. Burchell Trav. S. Afr. II. xviii. 586 The plant resembles... Maize or Indian corn... The Bichuanas call it mábbĕlĕ..and are fond of chewing the stalk. 1939A. W. Wells S. Afr.: Planned Tour xx. 228 (caption) Natives in a valley of mealies and mabela corn near the Caledon River. 1946Cape Argus Mag. 14 Dec. 4/5 He..set before him on a stool a bowl of mabela, a flat scone toasted on the coals and a calabash bowl of milk. |