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grits¹

  • /ɡɹɪts/

Rhymes with -ɪts

Where it comes from

See grit (Etymology 2, “hulled oats”).

noun

  1. plural, plural only plural of grit ('hulled oats'); groats.
  2. plural, plural only Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.

grits²

  • /ɡɹɪts/

Rhymes with -ɪts

Where it comes from

See grit (Etymology 1).

noun

  1. plural plural of grit

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of grit

Grits³

noun

  1. plural plural of Grit

proper noun the Grits

  1. Canadian The Liberal Party of Canada.

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noun coarsely ground corn

Españolsémola de maíz, sémola maicera, chuchoca, gachas, poleadas, puches
日本語コーングリッツ kōngurittsu
Portuguêscanjica
Françaisgruau de maïs
DeutschMaisgrieß, Polenta
Italianoporridge di mais

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@misc{grits_2026,
  title = {grits},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grits},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}