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Hominy vs Grits - What's the difference?

hominy | grits |

As nouns the difference between hominy and grits

is that hominy is a food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits while grits is plural of lang=en ('hulled oats'.

As a verb grits is

third-person singular of grit.

As a proper noun Grits is

the Liberal Party of Canada.

hominy

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.

    • Synonyms

    * nixtamal

    References

    See also

    * ("hominy" on Wikipedia) English terms derived from Algonquian languages

    grits

    English

    Etymology 1

    See

    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

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