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Anansi

Anansi proper noun: a trickster spider (though sometimes taking human form), one of the primary characters in West African and Caribbean folklore.

Proper noun

Anansi

  1. A trickster spider (though sometimes taking human form), one of the primary characters in West African and Caribbean folklore.

Forms of Anansi

alternative formAnanse
alternative formAnancy
alternative formAnansy

Origin of Anansi

From Akan (and Kromanti) ananse (“spider”).

Questions about Anansi

What does Anansi mean?
Anansi means a trickster spider (though sometimes taking human form), one of the primary characters in West African and Caribbean folklore.
What part of speech is Anansi?
Anansi is a proper noun.

Words near Anansi in the dictionary

  1. anankastic
  2. anankastics
  3. ananke
  4. Anankean
  5. Ananse
  6. Anansi
  7. Anansy
  8. Anant
  9. Ananta
  10. Anantacaritra
  11. Anantagiri

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