tutu

/ˈtuː.tuː/

nountu · tu

A tutu is for ballet—think: TWO “too” sounds (tu + tu) for TWO twirls.

Yes, it's tutu. It’s the same syllable twice: tu + tu (no extra letters).

Definition

  1. nouna short skirt of many layers of stiff or soft material worn by ballet dancers.

Examples

  • The ballerina’s pink tutu fluttered as she spun across the stage.
  • She carefully packed her tutu in a garment bag before the recital.
  • In the costume shop, we chose a blue tutu for the dance performance.

Synonyms

ballet skirtdance skirtcostume skirtstage skirt

Translations

ES tutúPT tutuFR tutu

Common misspellings

tutotutuuetutootu-tutut ututtootutútūtu

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