grigri, gres-gris, greegree
(noun) an African amulet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
greegree (plural greegrees)
Alternative form of gris-gris
Source: Wiktionary
Gree"gree", Gri"gri", n.
Definition: An African talisman or Gri'gri' charm. A greegree man, an African magician or fetich priest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 February 2025
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
