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greegree

greegree is the alternative form of gris-gris.

Meaning of gris-gris

Noun

gris-gris (plural gris-gris)

  1. An African, or Afro-American, charm or talisman.
    • A horn, or rude image, is sometimes made use of as a means of preserving the medicines of defense, and is worn as an amulet. These images, horns, or other articles, called greegrees, or jeujeus, are not held sacred for a moment after the medicine is found to have lost its power […].1865, David Livingstone, Charles Livingstone, Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries

Forms of greegree

pluralgreegrees

Questions about greegree

What is greegree the alternative form of?
Greegree is the alternative form of gris-gris.

Words near greegree in the dictionary

  1. greedy property
  2. greedygut
  3. greedyguts
  4. greeeat
  5. greefe
  6. greegree
  7. greegrees
  8. greeing
  9. greek
  10. Greek active
  11. Greek alphabet

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