How to pronounce griot
American English pronunciation
GREE-oh
- IPA
- /ˈɡɹi.oʊ/
- Syllables
- GREE · oh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What griot means
A West African storyteller and singer who keeps history
In a sentence: The griot sang about the village's great-grandparents while a drum kept time.
Where it comes from: It came into English from French. No one is sure where the French word came from.
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