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''grits'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260125123911-00-⌔
grits - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
Noun
grits pl (plural only)
- plural of grit (‘hulled oats’); groats.
- (Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.
Noun
grits
- plural of grit
Verb
grits
- third-person singular simple present indicative of grit
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɡɹɪts/
- Audio (US): 🔊
- Rhymes: -ɪts
Etymology 1
See grit (Etymology 2, “hulled oats”).
Etymology 2
See grit (Etymology 1).
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