TUTU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tutu mean? 

• TUTU (noun)
  The noun TUTU has 2 senses:

1. South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)

2. very short skirt worn by ballerinas

  Familiarity information: TUTU used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TUTU (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Desmond Tutu; Tutu

Instance hypernyms:

archpriest; hierarch; high priest; prelate; primate (a senior clergyman and dignitary)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Very short skirt worn by ballerinas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ballet skirt; tutu

Hypernyms ("tutu" is a kind of...):

skirt (a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women)