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grit noun

  /ɡɹɪt/
  • A measure of the relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper, the smaller the number the coarser the abrasive.
 grana
  • Strength of mind; great courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
 grinta
  • A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
 sabbia

grit noun

  /ɡɹɪt/
  • (usually, in the plural) Husked but unground oats.
 avena mondata

grits noun

  /ɡɹɪts/
  • (Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.
 porridge di mais
grit one's teeth
digrignare i denti, stringere i denti
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