Etymology

tutu

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French tutu
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tutu · noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromtutu
  2. English todaytutu

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

tutu · noun2

  1. Māori · borrowed fromtutu
  2. Māori · borrowed fromtutu
  3. English todaytutu

Borrowed from Māori tutu.

tutu · verb3

  1. Māori · borrowed fromtutū“mischievous, disobedient”
  2. English todaytutu

From Māori tutū (“mischievous, disobedient”).

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