grits

Meaning

Noun

1. (form-of, 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.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of grit

grit

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

groats

hominy grits

corn

🌽

croup

mush

cornmeal mush

Translations

savar

farina grossa di mais

Grütze

Polenta

Maisgrieß

αμμόλιθος

χονδράλευρο

gruau

grano

grossa farina di granturco

grutten

canjica

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɹɪts/

Etymology

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