grigri, gres-gris, greegree
(noun) an African amulet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grigri (plural grigris)
(climbing) A belay device that incorporates an assisted breaking system.
grigri (plural grigris)
Alternative spelling 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
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
