grits

• IPA^(key): /ɡɹɪts/

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• Rhymes: -ɪts

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

grits pl (plural only)

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

• Grits, in the sense of coarsely ground corn, occasionally takes a singular verb, especially in the southern US.

• nitty-gritty
• gruel
• grout

• grits on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cornmeal
• polenta

See grit (Etymology 1).

grits

1. plural of grit

grits

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grit

• girts, grist, strig, trigs