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tutu
[ too-too; French ty-ty ]
/ Ëtu tu; French tĂŒËtĂŒ /
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noun, plural tu·tus [too-tooz; French ty-ty]. /Ëtu tuz; French tĂŒËtĂŒ/.
a short, full skirt, usually made of several layers of tarlatan or tulle, worn by ballerinas.
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Origin of tutu
Borrowed into English from French around 1925â30
Words nearby tutu
tutti, tutti-frutti, tutto, tut-tut, tutty, tutu, Tutuila, Tutuola, Tuva, Tuva Autonomous Republic, Tuvalu
Other definitions for tutu (2 of 2)
Tutu
[ too-too ]
/ Ëtu tu /
noun
Des·mond (Mpi·lo) [dez-muhnduhm-pee-loh], /ËdÉz mÉnd ÉmËpi loÊ/, 1931â2021, South African Anglican clergyman and civil rights activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1984; archbishop of Cape Town 1986â96.
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British Dictionary definitions for tutu (1 of 3)
tutu1
/ (ËtuËtuË) /
noun
a very short skirt worn by ballerinas, made of projecting layers of stiffened sheer material
Word Origin for tutu
from French, changed from the nursery word cucu backside, from cul, from Latin cƫlus the buttocks
British Dictionary definitions for tutu (2 of 3)
tutu2
/ (ËtuËtuË) /
noun
a shrub, Coriaria arborea, of New Zealand, having seeds that are poisonous to farm animals
Word Origin for tutu
MÄori
British Dictionary definitions for tutu (3 of 3)
Tutu
/ (ËtuËtuË) /
noun
Desmond . born 1931, South African clergyman, noted for his opposition to apartheid: Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg (1984â86) and Archbishop of Cape Town (1986â96); 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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