Word: griots
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gri
ots
Definition: Plural of griot; a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village
Morphemes:
Affix: griot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: griot
Language: fr
Decoded: griot
PoS: Noun
Meaning: griot (African storyteller)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.