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griot.

griot (African storyteller)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡʁi.jo/
  1. griot (African storyteller)

    masculine
  2. someone who tells stories to gullible people

    broadly · derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese criado (“servant”).

noun/ɡʁi.jo/
  1. griot (Haitian pork dish)

    masculine
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.