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Tattoo.

tattoo

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/taˈtuː//tɛˈtuː//ˈtɛtu/
  1. tattoo

    masculine · neuter · rare · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English tattoo. The rather common pronunciation with initial stress perhaps partly from a mistakenly assumed English form, but at least reinforced by the related words tätowieren, Tätowierung (both with unstressed -o- and often secondary stress on -ä-).

noun/taˈtuː//tɛˈtuː//ˈtɛtu/
  1. tattoo (drum or bugle signal ordering soldiers to return to their quarters)

    masculine · strong
  2. tattoo (military display or pageant)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English tattoo, from Dutch taptoe.

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