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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestutú
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tu-tu
"La bailarina se puso el tutú para el ensayo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A standard costume of a ballet dancer, consisting of a very short stiff skirt made of many layers of tarlatan or tulle.
"The ballerina adjusted her white tutu before stepping onto the brightly lit stage." - 2
A light, multi-layered skirt often worn in various colors for humorous or celebratory runs, marathons, and parties.
"Many runners wore colorful neon tutus to raise money for the charity marathon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word tutu comes from French, originating in the 19th century as a reduplication of 'tutu', a childish alteration of the word 'cucu' (backside). Originally theatrical slang in Paris, it evolved specifically to describe the stiff, short skirt made of layers of tulle worn by ballet dancers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tutu" is said worldwide
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tutu
Transliteration: ty-ty
"La danseuse porte un tutu blanc."
Tutu
Transliteration: tuːtuː
"Die Ballerina zieht ihr Tutu an."
tutu
Transliteration: tu-tu
"La ballerina indossa un tutu bianco."
tutú
Transliteration: tu-tu
"La bailarina se puso el tutú para el ensayo."
tutú
Transliteration: tu-tu
"A bailarina vestiu o seu tutu rosa."
टूटू
Transliteration: tu-tu
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"नर्तकी ने सफेद टूटू पहना है।"
芭蕾舞裙
Transliteration: bā lěi wǔ qún
Script: 中文汉字
"舞者穿着一件漂亮的芭蕾舞裙。"
튜튜
Transliteration: tyutyu
Script: 한국어 한글
"발레리나가 하얀 튜튜를 입고 있습니다."
チュチュ
Transliteration: chuchu
Script: 日本語
"バレリーナが美しいチュチュを着ています。"
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