Gris-gris
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gris-gris is a noun meaning An African, or Afro-American, charm or talisman.
Meaning
An African, or Afro-American, charm or talisman.
Example Sentences
The Bambara were not Muslim, but they knew how to make gris-gris.
A horn, or rude image, is sometimes made use of as a means of preserving the medicines of defense, and is worn as an amulet. These images, horns, or other articles, called greegrees, or jeujeus, are not held sacred for a moment after the medicine is found to have lost its power […].
Word Forms
- gri-gri
- grigri
- grisgris
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grisgris, greegree, grigri, grif, amber-gris, grimoire.
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