~ 1 [ 'tu:tu: ]
■ noun a female ballet dancer's costume consisting of a bodice and an attached skirt incorporating numerous layers of fabric, this being either short and stiff and projecting horizontally from the waist (the classical ~ ) or long, soft, and bell-shaped (the romantic ~ ).
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Fr., child's alt. of cucu , informal dimin. of cul 'buttocks'.
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~ 2 [ 'tu:tu: ]
■ noun a New Zealand shrub which bears poisonous purplish-black berries. [ Coriaria arborea .]
Origin
C19: from Maori.