Definitions for griots
griots
gri·ot
Spelling: [gree-oh, gree-oh, gree-ot]
IPA: /griˈoʊ, ˈgri oʊ, ˈgri ɒt/
Griots is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.
You can make 117 anagrams from letters in griots (giorst).
Definitions for griots
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 griots
1955-60; French, earlier guiriot, perhaps ultimately Portuguese criado domestic servant, altered in W African coastal creoles