tutu
noun/ˈtuːtuː/
/ˈtuːtuː/
- a ballet dancer’s skirt made of many layers of material. Tutus may be either short and stiff, sticking out from the middle part of the body, or long and like a bell in shape.Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French, child's alteration of cucu, informal diminutive of cul ‘buttocks’.
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