tutu

[US]/'tuːtuː/
[UK]/'tutu/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a short skirt worn by ballet dancers that is supported by the waist.

Example Sentences

She wore a pink tutu for her ballet recital.

The little girl twirled around in her tutu.

I bought a tutu for my niece's dance performance.

The ballerina gracefully danced in her tutu.

She felt like a princess in her fluffy tutu.

The tutu added a touch of elegance to the performance.

The little ballerinas all wore matching tutus.

The tutu fluttered as she leaped across the stage.

She carefully folded her tutu after the performance.

The ballet company designed custom tutus for the production.

Real-world Examples

She's beautiful and I like her tutu.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

I was so excited about wearing a pretty pink tutu.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2016 Collection

Dress! Ballerina! - Puppy! Puppy! Puppy with a tutu.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

All that to just twist around in a tutu, huh?

Source: English little tyrant

DESMOND TUTU: God says to you, to me, " Hey, you're no chicken."

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

" Hi, Gabe, " Stella said, tugging on her tutu.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

Is it starring a hippopotamus in a little tutu?

Source: Radio Laboratory

You don't have to dress as a pineapple in a tie-dyed tutu, but why not?

Source: Selected English short passages

Lots of different types of people have a poodle in a tutu...

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 1

Cut to: me in a tutu, for Halloween 2016.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) February 2019 Collection

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