Grits vs Oatmeal - What's the difference?
grits | oatmeal |
('hulled oats')
(Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.
(grit)
Meal made from rolled or round oats.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= A breakfast cereal made from rolled oats, cooked in milk and/or water (porridge in UK).
a light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal.
Of a light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal
As nouns the difference between grits and oatmeal
is that grits is plural of lang=en ('hulled oats' while oatmeal is meal made from rolled or round oats.As a verb grits
is third-person singular of grit.As a proper noun Grits
is the Liberal Party of Canada.As an adjective oatmeal is
of a light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal.grits
English
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* (term) usually takes a plural verb, especially outside the southern US.See also
* ("grits" on Wikipedia) * cornmeal * polentaEtymology 2
See (grit) (Etymology 1)Noun
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*oatmeal
English
Noun
(en-noun)Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
Stents to Prevent Stroke, passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal -like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.}}
