tutu

See also Tutu, tutú, tutù, tutū, tütü, tūtū, and tự tử

English

Etymology

From French tutu, an alteration of cucu, which is itself a reduplicated form of cul (“butt, bum, arse”).

Noun

tutu (plural tutus)

1. A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

   The ballet dancer representing the swan wore a white tutu.

Translations

ballet skirt

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 芭蕾舞裙 (cmn) (bālěiwǔqún)

• French: tutu (fr) m
• German: Tutu (de) n
• Hungarian: tütü (hu)

• Irish: tútú (ga) m
• Maltese: tutu (mt) m
• Russian: пачка (ru) (páčka) f 
• Turkish: tütü (tr)

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Finnish

Noun

tutu

1. tutu (cloth)

Verb

tutu

1. Indicative present connegative form of tutua.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of tutua.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of tutua.

Anagrams

• tuut

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Rapa Nui

Verb

tutu

1. burn