单词 | griot |
释义 | griot /gree oh", gree"oh, gree"ot/, n. a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc. [1955-60; < F, earlier guiriot, perh. ult. < Pg criado domestic servant, altered in W African coastal creoles] |
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