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grits

Pronunciation: /grɪts/

Definition of grits

noun

[also treated as singular] US
  • a dish of coarsely ground maize kernels boiled with water or milk.
  • coarsely ground maize kernels used to make grits.

Origin:

Old English grytt, grytte 'bran, mill dust', of Germanic origin: related to Dutch grutten, German Grütze, also to groats

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