gris-gris

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡriːɡriː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(grē′grē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gris-gris  (grē′grē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gris 
    (-grēz).USA pronunciation 
  1. Mythologygrigri.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gris-gris / ˈɡriːɡriː/ ( -gris / -ɡriːz/)
  1. a variant spelling of grigri
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gri•gri  (grē′grē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gris. 
  1. Mythologyan African charm, amulet, or fetish.
Also, greegree, gris-gris. 
  • French gris-gris, grigri, first recorded in West Africa in 1557; origin, originally obscure
  • 1755–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
grigri, gris-gris, greegree / ˈɡriːɡriː/ ( -gris / -ɡriːz/, -grees)
  1. an African talisman, amulet, or charm
Etymology: of African origin
'gris-gris' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Gris - grigri

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