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- [too-too; French ty-ty]
- /ˈtu tu; French tüˈtü/
- /ˈtuː.tuː/
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- [too-too; French ty-ty]
- /ˈtu tu; French tüˈtü/
Definitions of tutu word
- noun plural tutu a short, full skirt, usually made of several layers of tarlatan or tulle, worn by ballerinas. 1
- noun tutu Desmond (Mpilo) [uh m-pee-loh] /əmˈpi loʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, South African Anglican clergyman and civil-rights activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1984; archbishop of Cape Town since 1986. 1
- noun tutu ballerina's skirt 1
- countable noun tutu A tutu is a costume worn by female ballet dancers. It has a very short stiff skirt made of many layers of material that sticks out from the waist. 0
- noun tutu a very short skirt worn by ballerinas, made of projecting layers of stiffened sheer material 0
- noun tutu a shrub, Coriaria arborea, of New Zealand, having seeds that are poisonous to farm animals 0
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Origin of tutu
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
Borrowed into English from French around 1925-30
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Parts of speech for Tutu
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tutu popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tutu usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tutu
noun tutu
- culottes — Culottes are knee-length women's trousers that look like a skirt.
- dirndl — a woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear.
- kilt — any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
- midi — Musical Instrument Digital Interface
- mini — miniskirt.
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