Anansi

See also: anansi

English

Alternative forms

• Ananse, Anancy, Anansy

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Akan (and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Kromanti) anansi (“spider”).

Proper noun

Anansi

1. A trickster spider (though sometimes taking human form), one of the primary characters in West African and Caribbean folklore.

Translations

trickster spider in West African and Caribbean folklore

• French: Anansi
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: Anansi f

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French

Proper noun

Anansi f

1. Anansi (trickster spider in West African and Caribbean folklore)

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Anansi f

1. Anansi (trickster spider in West African and Caribbean folklore)

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From anansi.

Proper noun

Anansi

1. Anansi