How to pronounce“griot”in English
IPA/ˈɡɹi.oʊ/
Syllablesgri·ot
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Definitions of “griot”
noun
A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
“Griots may be the chroniclers of an important family or of a group of people — like the Bambara hunters’ griot — or itinerant poets and musicians who extol the praises of the person who has hired them for a special festivity.”