grigri
noun
an African charm, amulet, or fetish.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The amulets or charms, called "grigris" by the African priests, are of similar 170description.
From Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing by George Barton Cutten