Standard Lemma guide

grits

name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɡɹɪts/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪts
  • CMU ARPABET: G R IH1 T S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The Liberal Party of Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canadian

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of grit ('hulled oats'); groats.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural, plural-only

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Qualifier: Western Hemisphere

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

plural of grit

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

third-person singular simple present indicative of grit

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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6

noun

Meaning 6

coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hominy grits

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hot cereal

History

Etymology

See grit (Etymology 2, “hulled oats”).

See grit (Etymology 1).

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ryynit — hulled oats
  • Spanish: gofio — hulled oats
  • French: gruau de maïs — coarsely ground corn
  • German: Maisgrieß — coarsely ground corn
  • German: Polenta — coarsely ground corn
  • Italian: porridge di mais — coarsely ground corn
  • Japanese: コーングリッツ (kōngurittsu) — coarsely ground corn
  • Polish: kasza — coarsely ground corn
  • Portuguese: canjica — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: sémola de maíz — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: polenta — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: chuchoca — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: sémola maicera — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: gachas — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: poleadas — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: puches — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: farinetas — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: sanco — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: sango — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: sanguito — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: fariñas — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: ñaco — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: gofio — coarsely ground corn
  • Spanish: cocho — coarsely ground corn