griot
French, noun/ɡʁi.jo/
griot is spelled G-R-I-O-T (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 70,496th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Griot is a French masculine noun meaning “griot (African storyteller)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Poète et musicien ambulant, dépositaire de la tradition orale.→ voir guiriot”.
What does griot mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegriot (African storyteller)
- 2
derogatorymasculinesomeone who tells stories to gullible people
noun
- 1
masculinegriot (Haitian pork dish)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Poète et musicien ambulant, dépositaire de la tradition orale.→ voir guiriot 2. Poète et musicien ambulant au service d’un groupe dominant ou d’une famille. 3. Celui qui conte des histoires pour gens crédules. 4. Enfant ; gosse.
noun: 1. Type de farine, recoupe de blé. 2. Mets haïtien.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of griot
- griots plural
- griotte feminine
- griyo alternative
- grillot alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce griot?
- /ɡʁi.jo/
- \ɡʁi.jo\
- [ɡʁi.jo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to griot
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is griot in French?
griot appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).