English Explanatory Dictionary

-meal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to denote a fixed number, measure, or amount at a time.
suffix
  1. Denotes a powder made of ground cereal.

Pronunciation

/miːl/

Word forms

-meal

Etymology

From Middle English -mele, from Old English -mǣlum (“at times”), from Proto-Germanic *mēlamiz, instrumental case of Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“measure; time”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian -moal, Dutch -maal, German Low German -maal, German -mal. More at meal.

Derived words

bitmeal dropmeal flockmeal footmeal heapmeal inchmeal leafmeal littlemeal pagemeal piecemeal stepmeal stoundmeal thousandmeal whilemeal wordmeal bonemeal cornmeal oatmeal peasemeal
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