grigri

See also: gri-gri

English

Etymology 1

From grigri#French, and possibly related to French grimper (“to climb”).

Noun

grigri (plural grigris)

1. (climbing) A belay device that incorporates an assisted braking system, trademark of French company Petzl.

See also

• grigri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

See gris-gris.

Noun

grigri (plural grigris)

1. Alternative spelling of gris-gris

French

FWOTD – 2 December 2016

Alternative forms

• gri-gri, gris-gris

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁi.ɡʁi/

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Noun

grigri m (plural grigris)

1. (Africa) charm, fetish, gris-gris
   • 1830, René Caillié, Voyage à Tombouctou, Paris: La Découverte, published 1996, →ISBN, page 47:

     […] un Foulah vint me trouver au pied de l’arbre où je reposais, et me demanda en ouolof, que j’entendais, un grigri pour avoir des richesses ; je le lui écrivis, et en reconnaissance il me donna une jatte de lait.

     […] a Fula came to find me at the foot of the tree where I was resting, and asked me in Wolof, which I understood, for a wealth charm. I wrote one for him, and out of gratitude he gave me a bowl of milk.

Hypernyms

• talisman

Further reading

• “grigri”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French gris-gris.

Noun

grigri

1. black magic

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French gris-gris.

Noun

grigri

1. black magic

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Spanish

Noun

grigri m (plural grigris)

1. (climbing) grigri