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Definition: Tutu |
TutuNoun1. South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931). 2. Very short skirt worn by ballerinas. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Tutu" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1862. (references) |
Synonym: TutuSynonym: ballet skirt (n). (additional references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In New Zealand botany, the name tutu refers to a poisonous berry-bearing shrub (Coriaria arborea).
A tutu is also a type of frilly skirt often worn as dancewear in traditional ballet.
In Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythology Tutu was one of the Anunnaku.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tutu."
Crosswords: Tutu |
| Non-English Usage: "Tutu" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (tutu), Turkish (pawn, pledge). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | It was the most embarrassing thing I've ever done, and I once rode a unicycle wearing a tutu! A tutu! (Dr. Dolittle 2; writing credit: Larry Levin) You know, kinda like Peter Pan and Tinkerbell without the wings and the tutu. (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay) I'll put on my tutu. (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert) You see a monkey in a tutu Well that just makes me laugh. (That '70s Show; writing credit: Stacia Raymond) You just storm back in there and get my tutu. (92 in the Shade; writing credit: Thomas McGuane) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Life & Times of Te Tutu (1999) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | South Africa | The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), chaired by 1984 Nobel Peace Prizewinner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has helped to advance the reconciliation process. (references) |
South Africa | In order to heal the wounds created by apartheid, the government created the Truth and Reconciliation Committee (TRC) under the leadership of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Tutu" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 61.90% of the time. "Tutu" is used about 21 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 61.9% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Noun (proper) | 38.1% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 21 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "Tutu": Desmond Tutu. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
tutu | 206 | tango tutu | 4 |
desmond tutu | 92 | salomon tutu tutu y | 4 |
ballet tutu | 43 | ballerina tutu | 3 |
princess tutu | 42 | costume tutu | 3 |
professor salomon tutu tutu y | 13 | boy tutu | 3 |
bishop desmond tutu | 10 | dance tutu | 3 |
archbishop desmond tutu | 9 | tutu jones | 3 |
cafe tango tutu | 8 | biography desmond tutu | 3 |
tutu tutu | 7 | girl tutu | 3 |
pink tutu | 6 | curtain tutu | 2 |
desmond picture tutu | 6 | davis mile tutu | 2 |
dan tutu | 5 | dance tutu wear,dancewear,ballet | 2 |
dog tutu | 5 | bag tutu | 2 |
make tutu | 5 | making tutu | 2 |
bishop tutu | 4 | tugeq tutu | 2 |
man tutu | 4 | dress tutu | 2 |
pattern tutu | 4 | desmond quote tutu | 2 |
club press tutu | 4 | professor salomon tutu y | 2 |
desmond pic tutu | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Tutu"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تنورة منتفخة شديدة القصر. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | sukénka. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tutu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tüllszoknya. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ututay пачка (batch, pack, packet, patch). (various references) kratka baletska suknja. (various references) vit tyllkjol. (various references) tüt, bale kostümü. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Tutu": tutus. (additional references) | |
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"Tutu" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Gtudu, ru-tu, tantu, Tatu, Tausug, tauta, tfta, thuth, Tiju, timtum, titi, titou, titu, Titup, totto, totu, totue, totum, tt, tti, ttt, ttu, ttuu, tubu, tuht, tuite, tumtum, turu, tuta, tute, tutel, Tuti, tuto, tutoh, tuton, tutox, tutt, tutta, tutto, Tu-tu, tutut, tuty, tuu, Tuuta, Tuuth, Tyto, Tytti. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "t-t-u-u" | |
-1 letter: tut. | |
-2 letters: ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "t-t-u-u" | |
+1 letter: butut, tutus. | |
+2 letters: bututs, cutout, outjut, output, putout, tumult. | |
+3 letters: cutouts, outhunt, outjuts, outputs, outturn, putouts, shutout, surtout, tautaug, thruput, tumults, turnout, untruth. | |
+4 letters: autunite, futurist, futurity, guitguit, guttural, lutetium, outbuilt, outburnt, outburst, outcount, outhunts, outquote, outshout, outstudy, outstunt, outtrump, outturns, outvaunt, shutouts, surtouts, tautaugs, thruputs, thumbnut, tortuous, trustful, truthful, tubulate, turnouts, unbutton, unitrust, untaught, untruest, untrusty, untruths, untufted, upthrust, ustulate. | |
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