tutu

[ too-too; French ty-ty ]
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noun,plural tu·tus [too-tooz; French ty-ty]. /ˈtu tuz; French tüˈtü/.
  1. a short, full skirt, usually made of several layers of tarlatan or tulle, worn by ballerinas.

Origin of tutu

1
Borrowed into English from French around 1925–30

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Tutu
[ too-too ]

noun
  1. Des·mond (Mpi·lo) [dez-muhnduhm-pee-loh], /ˈdɛz mənd əmˈpi loʊ/, 1931–2021, South African Anglican clergyman and civil rights activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1984; archbishop of Cape Town 1986–96.

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British Dictionary definitions for tutu (1 of 3)

tutu1

/ (ˈtuːtuː) /


noun
  1. a very short skirt worn by ballerinas, made of projecting layers of stiffened sheer material

Origin of tutu

1
from French, changed from the nursery word cucu backside, from cul, from Latin cūlus the buttocks

British Dictionary definitions for tutu (2 of 3)

tutu2

/ (ˈtuːtuː) /


noun
  1. a shrub, Coriaria arborea, of New Zealand, having seeds that are poisonous to farm animals

Origin of tutu

2
Māori

British Dictionary definitions for Tutu (3 of 3)

Tutu

/ (ˈtuːtuː) /


noun
  1. Desmond . born 1931, South African clergyman, noted for his opposition to apartheid: Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg (1984–86) and Archbishop of Cape Town (1986–96); in 1995 he became leader of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, established to investigate human rights violations during the apartheid era. Nobel peace prize 1984

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