noun
tutu
TOO-too/ˈtuːtuː/
A ballet dancer's skirt made of layers of fine netting.
The tutu hangs from a plain hanger, displaying its circular layers of netting.
Etymology
French tutu arose from a child's repeated form of cul, “backside.” This playful body-part expression became the name of the ballet skirt made of layers of stiff frills.
In context
there's a tutu skirt out of shot and you're wearing a blue
More examples
- Layers of fine netting give the tutu its shape.
- She changes out of her tutu after ballet rehearsal.
- The dancers' tutus bounce gently as they leap.
Forms
tutu · tutus
Similar words
- skirt
- Skirt names the broader garment, without specifying ballet or netting.