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Perhaps the etymology of the word will help with the connection to the taste. In Dutch (another Germanic language) mealy = 'melig', which is close to 'meel' (:
by wjnc 12y ago
Perhaps the etymology of the word will help with the connection to the taste. In Dutch (another Germanic language) mealy = 'melig', which is close to 'meel' (: flour). There you have the connection to the sawdust-taste. Sawdust and flour, i think, taste pretty much the same.
- DanielStraight 12y agoOr for that matter, the English word cornmeal.
- Tomte 12y agoIn German it's "mehlig", and it's exactly the adjective to "Mehl" (flour). But I wouldn't call it a taste, it's texture: "how it feels in the mouth". Although this state goes hand in hand with a stale taste.