grigri
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See also: gri-gri
English
Etymology 1
From grigri#French, and possibly related to French grimper (“to climb”).
Noun
grigri (plural grigris)
- (climbing) A belay device that incorporates an assisted braking system, trademark of French company Petzl.
See also
Etymology 2
See gris-gris.
Noun
grigri (plural grigris)
- Alternative spelling of gris-gris
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
grigri m (plural grigris)
- (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
Further reading
- “grigri”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Noun
grigri
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
Noun
grigri
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Spanish
Noun
grigri m (plural grigris)