English word origin

Etymology of griot

Borrowed from French griot.

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The source etymologies

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from French griot.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentiongriotfr

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A Haitian dish of fried pork.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

French griot

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentiongriotfr
Borrowed-form mentiongrillotfr

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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Machine-source provenance

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