A substance which forms the material of certain kinds of bead used in West Africa. Chiefly in "aggry bead": a type of variegated glass bead found especially in Ghana.
Origin
Late 17th century. Origin unknown. Probably from a West African language.
Definition of aggry in US English:
aggry
nounˈaɡri
A substance which forms the material of certain kinds of bead used in West Africa. Chiefly in "aggry bead": a type of variegated glass bead found especially in Ghana.
Origin
Late 17th century. Origin unknown. Probably from a West African language.