English

Proper noun

Anansi

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

Translations

French

Proper noun

Anansi f

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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Anansi f

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

Akan

Noun

anansi

1. spider

Usage notes

This term is used in both African Akan and Kromanti.^[1]

Descendants

• English: Anansi

References

1. ↑ Anne Storch, Secret Manipulations: Language and Context in Africa (2001, ISBN 0199768978)