"grigri" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: grigris [plural]
Etymology: From grigri, and possibly related to French grimper (“to climb”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|grimper||to climb}} French grimper (“to climb”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} grigri (plural grigris)
  1. (climbing) A belay device that incorporates an assisted braking system, trademark of French company Petzl. Categories (topical): Climbing
    Sense id: en-grigri-en-noun-Qn6kBl~t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, English undefined derivations, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: grigris [plural]
Etymology: See gris-gris. Head templates: {{en-noun}} grigri (plural grigris)
  1. Alternative spelling of gris-gris Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gris-gris Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-grigri-en-noun-rJu-h86E Disambiguation of Religion: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɡʁi.ɡʁi/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-grigri.wav Forms: grigris [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} grigri m (plural grigris)
  1. (Africa) charm, fetish, gris-gris Tags: Africa, masculine Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: gri-gri, gris-gris Hypernyms: talisman

Noun [Mauritian Creole]

Etymology: From French gris-gris. Etymology templates: {{der|mfe|fr|gris-gris}} French gris-gris Head templates: {{head|mfe|noun}} grigri
  1. black magic
    Sense id: en-grigri-mfe-noun-eAnt6K2V Categories (other): Mauritian Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Seychellois Creole]

Etymology: From French gris-gris. Etymology templates: {{der|crs|fr|gris-gris}} French gris-gris Head templates: {{head|crs|noun}} grigri
  1. black magic

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: grigris [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} grigri m (plural grigris)
  1. (climbing) grigri Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Climbing
    Sense id: en-grigri-es-noun-4fEEgxHw Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      },
      "expansion": "grigri m (plural grigris)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Spanish countable nouns",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish masculine nouns",
        "Spanish nouns",
        "es:Climbing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grigri"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "climbing",
          "climbing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "grigri",
          "grigri#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(climbing) grigri"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "climbing",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "grigri"
}

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