grigri

[gree-gree]

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noun, plural gri·gris.

an African charm, amulet, or fetish.

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Also, greegree, gris-gris.

Origin:
1755–65; < French gris-gris, grigri, first recorded in West Africa in 1557; origin obscure

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grigri, gris-gris or greegree (ˈɡriːɡriː)

—n , pl -gris, -grees
	an African talisman, amulet, or charm

[of African origin]

gris-gris, gris-gris or greegree (ˈɡriːɡriː, -ɡriːz)

—n

[of African origin]

greegree, gris-gris or greegree (ˈɡriːɡriː, -ɡriːz, -ɡriːz)

—n

[of African origin]

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