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grits

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grits  (grts)
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. A ground, usually white meal of dried and hulled corn kernels that is boiled and served as a breakfast food or side dish.
2. Coarsely ground grain, especially corn.
[Alteration of Middle English grutta, coarse meal, from Old English grytta, pl. of grytt.]
grits [grɪts]
pl n
1. (Cookery) hulled and coarsely ground grain
2. (Cookery) US See hominy grits
[Old English grytt; related to Old High German gruzzi; see great, grit]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grits - coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States
hominy grits
hot cereal - a cereal that is served hot
Translations
grits [ˈgrɪts] npl (US) → gruau m de maïs
grits [grɪts] npl (Am) → macinato grosso (di granturco)
grits [grɪts] npl (Am) → macinato grosso (di granturco)


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He was dead sure the Liberals would win--so sure that he got up at a public meeting and vowed that he wouldn't shave his face or cut his hair until the Grits were in power.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
I'm glad because Gil--because some of the boys in school are Grits.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Miss Grits, who has five thousand pounds, and expectations besides, has twice as much character, and is a thousand times more agreeable to my taste; and if she were good-looking I know that you would think her perfection.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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