tutu

ˈtuːtuː

Definition

Definition of tutu - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

dance

TECH.

costume with a short stiff skirt for ballet

TECH.

The costume designer crafted a beautiful tutu for the show.

new zealand plant

TECH.

new zealand shrub with poisonous seeds, sometimes used by Maori for sweetener

TECH.

The tutu is dangerous but was used by Maori for sweetener.

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costume with a short stiff skirt for ballet
new zealand shrub with poisonous seeds, sometimes used by Maori for sweetener

Origin of tutu

French, tutu (ballet skirt)

Examples of tutu in a sentence

The little girl twirled in her new tutu.
The children learned about the tutu plant in their botany class.
Tutu shrubs are often found in New Zealand gardens.

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French:tutu, ...
German:Tutu, Tutu-Strauch, ...
Italian:tutù, tutu, ...
Spanish:tutú, tutu, ...
Portuguese:tutu, ...
Chinese:芭蕾舞裙, 图图, ...
Japanese:チュチュ, ツツ, ...
Arabic:توتو, شجيرة توتو, ...
Hebrew:טוּטוּ, ...
Russian:пачка, туту, ...
Ukrainian:пачка, ту́ту, ...
Hindi:टुटू, टूटू, ...
Bengali:টুটু, নিউজিল্যান্ডের একটি বিষাক্ত বীজযুক্ত গুল্ম, যা কখনও কখনও মাওরি জনগণ মিষ্টি করার জন্য ব্যবহার করত, ...
Catalan:tutú, tutu, ...
Czech:tutu, novozélandský jedovatý keř, ...
Danish:tutu, tutubusk, ...
Dutch:tutu, ...
Greek:τουτού, τούτου, ...
Hungarian:tütü, tutu, ...
Khmer:សំពត់ទូទូ, ទូទូ, ...
Korean:튜튜, 투투, ...
Persian:توتو, درختچهٔ توتو, ...
Polish:tutu, krzew tutu, ...
Portuguese (BR):tutu, arbusto neozelandês com sementes venenosas, usado por Maori como adoçante, ...
Romanian:tutu, arbust tutu, ...
Swedish:tutu, ...
Thai:ทูทู, ต้นทูทู, ...
Turkish:tütü, tutu, ...
Vietnamese:váy tutu, cây tutu, ...

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