GRIOT

griot

(noun) a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

griot (plural griots)

A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.

(culinary) A Haitian dish of fried pork.

Anagrams

• Trigo

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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