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griffonne

griffonne noun: a woman of three-quarters black and one-quarter white ancestry.

Noun

griffonne (plural griffonnes)

  1. (archaic) A woman of three-quarters black and one-quarter white ancestry.

Forms of griffonne

pluralgriffonnes

Questions about griffonne

What does griffonne mean?
Griffonne means a woman of three-quarters black and one-quarter white ancestry.
What part of speech is griffonne?
Griffonne is a noun.
What is the plural of griffonne?
The plural of griffonne is griffonnes.

Words near griffonne in the dictionary

  1. griffon vultures
  2. griffon-vulture
  3. griffon-vultures
  4. griffonage
  5. griffonages
  6. griffonne
  7. griffonnes
  8. griffons
  9. Griffos
  10. griffs
  11. Griffy

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