Definitions for griot
griot
gri·ot
Spelling: [gree-oh, gree-oh, gree-ot]
IPA: /griˈoʊ, ˈgri oʊ, ˈgri ɒt/
Griot is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.
You can make 62 anagrams from letters in griot (giort).
Definitions for griot
noun
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a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
Origin of griot
1955-60; French, earlier guiriot, perhaps ultimately Portuguese criado domestic servant, altered in W African coastal creoles