different between tutu vs pompom

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French tutu, from cucu (“bum, bottom”), playful reduplication of cul (“arse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tu??tu?/

Noun

tutu (plural tutus)

1. A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

   The ballet dancer representing the swan wore a white tutu.

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tutu/

Noun

tutu (plural tutus)

1. (New Zealand) Any of the genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand.

   Synonyms: toot plant, tupakihi

Derived terms

• tutin

Etymology 3

From Maori tut? (“mischievous, disobedient”).

Pronunciation

• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?t?t??/

Verb

tutu (third-person singular simple present tutus, present participle tutuing, simple past and past participle tutued)

1. (New Zealand) to fiddle or mess around with something.

Chuukese

Verb

tutu

1. to shower

Finnish

Etymology 1

From French tutu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tutu/, [?t?ut?u]
• Rhymes: -utu
• Syllabification: tu?tu

Noun

tutu

1. tutu (garment)

Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tutu?/, [?t?ut?u(?)]
• Rhymes: -utu
• Syllabification: tu?tu

Verb

tutu

1. inflection of tutua:
   1. indicative present connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative present/present connegative

Anagrams

• tuut

French

Etymology

Alteration of cucu, which is itself a reduplicated form of cul (“butt, bum, arse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty.ty/

Noun

tutu m (plural tutus)

1. tutu

Hausa

Noun

t?tù m (possessed form t?tùn)

1. (childish or humorous) poop

Kapampangan

Etymology

Cognate with Tagalog totoo

Adjective

tutu

1. true; genuine

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

tutu m (plural tutus)

1. tutu (ballet skirt)
2. (slang) money
   • 1971, "Donald, Meu Sobrinho", O Pato Donald #1000 (English text: 1952, "The Hypno-Gun", Walt Disney's Comics #145)

     Tio Patinhas: Mas eu lhe emprestei um cruzado para comprar um livro! Lembra-se?

     Ademar: Sim, eu me lembro! Mas eu já li o livro! E não preciso mais pagar! […] Sim, você tem tutu de sobra! Não lhe fará falta êsse cruzeirinho.

     Uncle Scrooge: But I loaned you a dollar to buy a book! Don't you remember?

     Rockjaw: Sure I remember! But I've read the book! I don't need to pay you now! […] And, besides, you've got lots of money! You don't need the dollar!

Rapa Nui

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tutu

1. burn

Romanian

Etymology

From French tutu.

Noun

tutu n (plural tutuuri)

1. tutu

Declension

Sechura

Alternative forms

• xoto (Spruce's orthography)

Noun

tutu

1. water

References

• Matthias Urban, El vocabulario sechurano de Richard Spruce, in Lexis volume XXXIX (2) 2015, citing Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón

Swedish

Noun

tutu c

1. tutu

Declension

Thao

Noun

tutu

1. (anatomy) breast

Tiruray

Noun

tutu

1. (anatomy) breast

Tsou

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tutu

1. (anatomy) pupil

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *tútù, from a Mixe-Zoquean language, from Proto-Mixe-Zoque *toto.

Noun

tutu

1. paper
2. document
3. book

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tutu

1. (intransitive) whistle

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

tutu

1. together

Derived terms

• stutu

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)?^[2] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 81–82

English

Alternative forms

• pom pom
• pom-pom
• pompon
• pompoon (obsolete)

Etymology

From French pompon (“ornamental tuft”).

Noun

pompom (plural pompoms)

1. A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.

Translations

Further reading

• pompom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Noun

pompom f

1. dative plural of pompa

Portuguese

Etymology

From French pompon (“ornamental tuft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /põ.?põ/
• Hyphenation: pom?pom
• Rhymes: -õ

Noun

pompom m (plural pompons)

1. pompom

Related terms

• pompa, pomposo