grits

See also: Grits

English

grits (on the left of the plate)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɹɪts/
Rhymes: -ɪts

Etymology 1

See grit (“hulled oats”)

Noun

grits

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

Usage notes

Grits usually takes a plural verb, especially outside the southern US.

Related terms

Translations

hulled oats

Finnish: ryynit (fi)

Spanish: gofio (es)

coarsely ground corn

French: gruau de maïs m
German: Maisgrieß m, Polenta (de) f
Italian: porridge di mais m

Polish: kasza (pl) f
Portuguese: canjica (pt) f
Spanish: sémola de maíz f, polenta (es) f, chuchoca (es) f (Chile)

See also

grits on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
cornmeal
polenta

Etymology 2

See grit (Etymology 1).

Noun

grits

plural of grit

Verb

grits

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grit

Anagrams

girts, grist, strig, trigs

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