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GRIGRI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grigri mean? 

GRIGRI (noun)
  The noun GRIGRI has 1 sense:

1. an African amuletplay

  Familiarity information: GRIGRI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRIGRI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An African amulet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

greegree; gres-gris; grigri

Hypernyms ("grigri" is a kind of...):

amulet; talisman (a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease)


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