grigri

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noun (1)

gri·​gri

less common spelling of gris-gris

: a talisman, amulet, voodoo charm, spell, or incantation believed capable of warding off evil and bringing good luck to oneself or of bringing misfortune to another

gris-gris

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noun (2)

ˈgrē-(ˌ)grē 

variants or less commonly grigri

plural gris-gris ˈgrē-(ˌ)grēz  also grigri

: a talisman, amulet, voodoo charm, spell, or incantation believed capable of warding off evil and bringing good luck to oneself or of bringing misfortune to another

grugru

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noun (3)

gru·​gru

ˈgrü(ˌ)grü

plural -s

1

or less commonly grugru palm or gri-gri

ˈgrē(ˌ)grē

: any of several tropical American spiny palms (as the West Indian Acrocomia aculeata and the Brazilian A. sclerocarpa)

2

or grugru grub or less commonly grugru worm : a large edible grub that is the larva of certain tropical American weevils (genus Rhyncophorus) and that develops in and feeds on the pith of coconut and other palm trees and sometimes sugarcane

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

French

Noun (3)

American Spanish (Puerto Rico) grugrú, of Cariban origin; akin to Yao grugru, literally, basket made of grugru

First Known Use

Noun (2)

1698, in the meaning defined above