gris-gris

(grē′grē′)

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noun pl. gris-gris

an amulet, charm, or spell of African origin

Origin: Louisiana Fr, of Afr orig.: ult. < ? Ar ḥirz al-siḥr, lit., amulet (of) the witchcraft

See gris-gris in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Variant of grigri.

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