plural of grit "coarsely ground grain," Old English grytt (plural grytta) "coarse meal, groats, grits," from Proto-Germanic *grutja-, from the same root as grit (n.), the two words having influenced one another in sound development.
In American English, corn-based grits and hominy (q.v.) were used interchangeably in Colonial times. Later, hominy meant whole kernels that had been skinned but not ground, but in the U.S. South, hominy meant skinned kernels that could be ground coarsely to make grits. In New Orleans, whole kernels are big hominy and ground kernels little hominy.
实用例句
1. The sands [ grits ] in the cooked rice made my tooth ache.
米饭里的砂粒硌痛了牙.
来自辞典例句
2. This process also produces homing and corn grits.
此法也产生玉米麸(homing)和玉米粗粉.
来自辞典例句
3. Barley grits are toasted and ground ; nice for cereal or side dish.