tutu

Everyday

1. A tutu is a short, stiff, frilly skirt that sticks out, worn by ballet dancers. tree →
2. A tutu is also any light, puffy, net skirt that children wear for dressing up. tree →

In the lessons

In stories, PE and dance lessons, the tutu shows ballet: girls and sometimes boys dancing «Swan Lake» or «The Nutcracker». In everyday life it appears at dance shows, fancy-dress parties and fun runs, where people wear tutus as a joke. Phrases: «a pink tutu», «ballet shoes and a tutu», «in a tutu».

Examples

• She wore a white tutu for the ballet show. tree →
• My little sister put on her sparkly tutu and twirled round the kitchen. tree →
• The dancers' tutus stuck out like plates. tree →
• For the charity fun run, Dad wore a pink tutu. tree →
• The tutu is made of many layers of stiff net. tree →
• In «Swan Lake» the swans dance in white tutus. tree →

Note

Plural: tutus. Countable. The word is French. Say «TOO-too». Do not confuse with «Tutu» as a surname, as in Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa (a name).