Etymology

griot

G2R1I1O1T1

Today it means: A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet. Full definition →

French griot
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griot · noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromgriot
  2. English todaygriot

Borrowed from French griot.

griot · noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromgrillot
  2. French · borrowed fromgriot
  3. English todaygriot

French griot

Words from the same roots

Frenchgrillot all →

Grilliot

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.