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tutu
1[too-too, t
noun
plural
tutusa short, full skirt, usually made of several layers of tarlatan or tulle, worn by ballerinas.
Tutu
2[too-too]
noun
Desmond (Mpilo) 1931–2021, South African Anglican clergyman and civil rights activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1984; archbishop of Cape Town 1986–96.
Tutu
1/ ˈٳːٳː /
noun
Desmond . born 1931, South African clergyman, noted for his opposition to apartheid: Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg (1984–86) and Archbishop of Cape Town (1986–96); in 1995 he became leader of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, established to investigate human rights violations during the apartheid era. Nobel peace prize 1984
tutu
2/ ˈٳːٳː /
noun
a very short skirt worn by ballerinas, made of projecting layers of stiffened sheer material
tutu
3/ ˈٳːٳː /
noun
a shrub, Coriaria arborea , of New Zealand, having seeds that are poisonous to farm animals
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tutu1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tutu1
Origin of tutu2
Example Sentences
The tutu — it’s a tulle skirt, actually – was Field’s way of presenting an alternative to sweatpants.
Then you go in, and there’s a lot of other little kids, and you’re all wearing tutus — that’s how they get you.
She was in the John Lewis store in Brent Cross, west London with her children to find a leotard, tutu and tights for her three-year-old daughter Emily, who was about to start ballet lessons.
Ruble’s newfound affinity for ballet is part of a wider trend of adults who, after donning tights and tutus in their youth, are now returning to ballet studios in adulthood.
The idea is to wrap the material typically used for ballet tutus around the tree like a lollipop.
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