tutu

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈtutu/(US)
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/ˈtutu/(US) · /ˈtuːtuː/(UK) · [ˈtʉːˌtʉː] · /ˈtʊtʉː/

Definition of tutu

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
    “The ballet dancer representing the swan wore a white tutu.”
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noun

  1. A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
    “The ballet dancer representing the swan wore a white tutu.”
  2. (New-Zealand)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.

verb

  1. (New-Zealand, childish)to fiddle or mess around with something.
    “"There were seven dudes here for a week just showing me how to use it and I just wanted them to leave so I could start tutuing with it."”

name

  1. A surname.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

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

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2-letter words

1 word

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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