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tutu.

A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtutu/US/ˈtuːtuː/UK
  1. 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”).

noun[ˈtʉːˌtʉː]New-Zealand
  1. 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.

    New-Zealand
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Māori tutu.

verb/ˈtʊtʉː/New-Zealand
  1. to fiddle or mess around with something.

    New-Zealand · childish
Where this word comes from

From Māori tutū (“mischievous, disobedient”).

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