gris-gris

Gris-Gris

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grees grees]
- /gris gris/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grees grees]
- /gris gris/

Definitions of gris-gris word

abbreviation GRIS-GRIS grigri. 1
noun plural gris-gris an African charm, amulet, or fetish. 1
noun gris-gris an amulet, charm, or spell of African origin 0

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Origin of gris-gris

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1755-65, grigri is from the French word gris-gris, grigri, first recorded in West Africa in 1557; origin obscure

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Parts of speech for Gris-gris

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gris-gris popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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