tutu.
A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
Meaning & usage
A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
The ballet dancer representing the swan wore a white tutu.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French tutu, from cucu (“bum, bottom”), playful reduplication of cul (“arse”).
Any of certain members of genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand, including Coriaria arborea and Coriaria pottsiana, used by the Maori to make a sweetener, but toxic when not properly prepared.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Māori tutu.
to fiddle or mess around with something.
Where this word comes from
From Māori tutū (“mischievous, disobedient”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.