griot

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɹi.oʊ/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French griot. ==== Noun ==== griot (plural griots) A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === French griot ==== Noun ==== griot (countable and uncountable, plural griots) (cooking) A Haitian dish of fried pork. ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Trigo == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁi.jo/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Portuguese criado (“servant”). ==== Noun ==== griot m (plural griots, feminine griotte) griot (African storyteller) Synonym: barde (by extension, derogatory) someone who tells stories to gullible people ==== Further reading ==== “griot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Alternative forms ==== griyo, grillot ==== Noun ==== griot m (plural griots) griot (Haitian pork dish)