tutu

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

English

A tutu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French tutu, from cucu (“bum, bottom”), playful reduplication of cul (“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

• Afrikaans: tutu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 芭蕾舞裙 (bālěiwǔqún)

• Danish: strutteskørt n
• Dutch: tutu (nl) m
• Finnish: tutu (fi)
• French: tutu (fr) m
• German: Tutu (de) n
• Hungarian: tütü (hu)
• Irish: tútú m
• Italian: tutù m
• Japanese: チュチュ (chuchu)
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• Korean: 투투 (tutu)
• Maltese: tutu m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: strutteskjørt n

  Nynorsk: strutteskjørt n

• Portuguese: tutu (pt) m
• Russian: па́чка (ru) f (páčka)
• Spanish: tutú (es) m
• Swedish: tutu (sv) c
• Turkish: tütü (tr)
• Vietnamese: váy xoè

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

tutu (plural tutus)

1. (New Zealand) Any of the genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand.

   Synonyms: toot plant, tupakihi

Derived terms

• tutin

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Chuukese

Verb

tutu

1. to shower

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Finnish

Etymology 1

Noun

tutu

1. tutu (garment)

Declension

Inflection of tutu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tutu	tutut
genitive		tutun	tutujen
partitive		tutua	tutuja
illative		tutuun	tutuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tutu	tutut
accusative	nom.	tutu	tutut
	gen.	tutun
genitive		tutun	tutujen
partitive		tutua	tutuja
inessive		tutussa	tutuissa
elative		tutusta	tutuista
illative		tutuun	tutuihin
adessive		tutulla	tutuilla
ablative		tutulta	tutuilta
allative		tutulle	tutuille
essive		tutuna	tutuina
translative		tutuksi	tutuiksi
abessive		tututta	tutuitta
instructive		—	tutuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tutu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tutuni tutuni accusative nom. tutuni tutuni gen. tutuni genitive tutuni tutujeni partitive tutuani tutujani inessive tutussani tutuissani elative tutustani tutuistani illative tutuuni tutuihini adessive tutullani tutuillani ablative tutultani tutuiltani allative tutulleni tutuilleni essive tutunani tutuinani translative tutukseni tutuikseni abessive tututtani tutuittani instructive — — comitative — tutuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tutusi tutusi accusative nom. tutusi tutusi gen. tutusi genitive tutusi tutujesi partitive tutuasi tutujasi inessive tutussasi tutuissasi elative tutustasi tutuistasi illative tutuusi tutuihisi adessive tutullasi tutuillasi ablative tutultasi tutuiltasi allative tutullesi tutuillesi essive tutunasi tutuinasi translative tutuksesi tutuiksesi abessive tututtasi tutuittasi instructive — — comitative — tutuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tutumme tutumme accusative nom. tutumme tutumme gen. tutumme genitive tutumme tutujemme partitive tutuamme tutujamme inessive tutussamme tutuissamme elative tutustamme tutuistamme illative tutuumme tutuihimme adessive tutullamme tutuillamme ablative tutultamme tutuiltamme allative tutullemme tutuillemme essive tutunamme tutuinamme translative tutuksemme tutuiksemme abessive tututtamme tutuittamme instructive — — comitative — tutuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tutunne tutunne accusative nom. tutunne tutunne gen. tutunne genitive tutunne tutujenne partitive tutuanne tutujanne inessive tutussanne tutuissanne elative tutustanne tutuistanne illative tutuunne tutuihinne adessive tutullanne tutuillanne ablative tutultanne tutuiltanne allative tutullenne tutuillenne essive tutunanne tutuinanne translative tutuksenne tutuiksenne abessive tututtanne tutuittanne instructive — — comitative — tutuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tutunsa tutunsa accusative nom. tutunsa tutunsa gen. tutunsa genitive tutunsa tutujensa partitive tutuaan tutuansa tutujaan tutujansa inessive tutussaan tutussansa tutuissaan tutuissansa elative tutustaan tutustansa tutuistaan tutuistansa illative tutuunsa tutuihinsa adessive tutullaan tutullansa tutuillaan tutuillansa ablative tutultaan tutultansa tutuiltaan tutuiltansa allative tutulleen tutullensa tutuilleen tutuillensa essive tutunaan tutunansa tutuinaan tutuinansa translative tutukseen tutuksensa tutuikseen tutuiksensa abessive tututtaan tututtansa tutuittaan tutuittansa instructive — — comitative — tutuineen tutuinensa

Etymology 2

Verb

tutu

1. inflection of tutua:
   1. indicative present connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative present/present connegative

Anagrams

• tuut

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French

Etymology

Alteration of cucu, which is itself a reduplicated form of cul (“butt, bum, arse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty.ty/

Noun

tutu m (plural tutus)

1. tutu

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Hausa

Noun

tūtù m (possessed form tūtùn)

1. (childish or humorous) poop

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Kapampangan

Etymology

Cognate with Tagalog totoo

Adjective

tutu

1. true; genuine

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

tutu m (plural tutus)

1. tutu (ballet skirt)
2. (slang) money
   • 1971, "Donald, Meu Sobrinho", O Pato Donald #1000 (English text: 1952, "The Hypno-Gun", Walt Disney's Comics #145)

     Tio Patinhas: Mas eu lhe emprestei um cruzado para comprar um livro! Lembra-se?

     Ademar: Sim, eu me lembro! Mas eu já li o livro! E não preciso mais pagar! […] Sim, você tem tutu de sobra! Não lhe fará falta êsse cruzeirinho.

     Uncle Scrooge: But I loaned you a dollar to buy a book! Don't you remember?

     Rockjaw: Sure I remember! But I've read the book! I don't need to pay you now! […] And, besides, you've got lots of money! You don't need the dollar!

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tutu

1. burn

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Sechura

Alternative forms

• xoto (Spruce's orthography)

Noun

tutu

1. water

References

• Matthias Urban, El vocabulario sechurano de Richard Spruce, in Lexis volume XXXIX (2) 2015, citing Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón

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Swedish

Noun

tutu c

1. tutu

Declension

Declension of tutu
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tutu	tutun	tutuer	tutuerna
Genitive	tutus	tutuns	tutuers	tutuernas

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Thao

Noun

tutu

1. (anatomy) breast

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Tiruray

Noun

tutu

1. (anatomy) breast

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Tsou

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tutu

1. (anatomy) pupil