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Grits vs Chickpea - What's the difference?

grits | chickpea |

As nouns the difference between grits and chickpea

is that grits is while chickpea is an annual asian plant (cicer arietinum ) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.

As a proper noun grits

is (canada) the.

grits

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

(head)
  • ('hulled oats')
  • (Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.
    • Usage notes
    * (term) usually takes a plural verb, especially outside the southern US.
    Related terms
    * nitty-gritty * gruel * grout
    See also
    * ("grits" on Wikipedia) * cornmeal * polenta

    Etymology 2

    See (grit) (Etymology 1)

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (grit)

    • Anagrams

    *

    chickpea

    English

    Alternative forms

    * chick pea

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum ) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
  • A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
    • Chickpea is valued for its nutritive seeds with high protein content. [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropfactsheets/chickpea.html]

    Synonyms

    * (plant) Bengal gram, garbanzo * (seed) Bengal gram, garbanzo

    See also

    * ("chickpea" on Wikipedia) * (Cicer arietinum) * (Cicer arietinum)

    Anagrams

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