Meanings
grits1
noungrits pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyplural of grit ('hulled oats'); groats.
- pluralplural onlyWestern HemisphereCoarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.
grits2
noun
- pluralplural of grit
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of grit
Grits3
noun
- pluralplural of Grit
proper nounthe Grits
- CanadiangovernmentThe Liberal Party of Canada.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncoarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States
Similar
hominy grits
Broader
hot cereal
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish ryynit
- ryynithulled oats
French gruau de maïs
- gruau de maïscoarsely ground corn
German Maisgrieß, Polenta
- Maisgrießcoarsely ground corn
- Polentacoarsely ground corn
Italian porridge di mais
- porridge di maiscoarsely ground corn
Japanese コーングリッツ
- コーングリッツ (kōngurittsu)coarsely ground corn
Polish kasza
- kaszacoarsely ground corn
Portuguese canjica
- canjicacoarsely ground corn
Spanish sémola de maíz, sémola maicera
- sémola de maízcoarsely ground corn
- sémola maiceracoarsely ground corn
- chuchocacoarsely ground corn
- gachascoarsely ground corn
- poleadascoarsely ground corn
- puchescoarsely ground corn
- farinetascoarsely ground corn
- fariñascoarsely ground corn
- sancocoarsely ground corn
- sangocoarsely ground corn
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
grits. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grits
MLA
“grits.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grits. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grits,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grits.
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