tutu

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori.

Verb

tutu

1. to shower

Noun

tutu

1. tutu (cloth)

Verb

tutu

1. Indicative present connegative form of tutua.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of tutua.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of tutua.

Anagrams

• tuut

Etymology

Alteration of cucu, which is itself a reduplicated form of cul (“butt, bum, arse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty.ty/

Noun

tutu m (plural tutus)

1. tutu

Noun

tūtù m (possessed form tūtùn)

1. (childish or humorous) poop

Etymology

Cognate with Tagalog totoo

Adjective

tutu

1. true; genuine

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

tutu m (plural tutus)

1. tutu (ballet skirt)
2. (slang) money
   • 1971, "Donald, Meu Sobrinho", O Pato Donald #1000 (English text: 1952, "The Hypno-Gun", Walt Disney's Comics #145)

     Tio Patinhas: Mas eu lhe emprestei um cruzado para comprar um livro! Lembra-se?

     Ademar: Sim, eu me lembro! Mas eu já li o livro! E não preciso mais pagar! […] Sim, você tem tutu de sobra! Não lhe fará falta êsse cruzeirinho.

     Uncle Scrooge: But I loaned you a dollar to buy a book! Don't you remember?

     Rockjaw: Sure I remember! But I've read the book! I don't need to pay you now! […] And, besides, you've got lots of money! You don't need the dollar!

Verb

tutu

1. burn

Alternative forms

• xoto (Spruce's orthography)

Noun

tutu

1. water

Reference

• Matthias Urban, El vocabulario sechurano de Richard Spruce, in Lexis volume XXXIX (2) 2015, citing Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón

Noun

tutu c

1. tutu

Noun

tutu

1. (anatomy) breast